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Housing

Gov. Tom Wolf (Commonwealth Media Services)
Community

Wolf won’t extend state’s eviction moratorium, office says

Gov. Tom Wolf will not extend his executive order halting evictions and foreclosures in Pennsylvania because of legal limits that prevent him from taking further action.

5 years ago

Bryant Riley
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Bryant Riley’s dream Philly home turned into a nightmare. He blames City Hall

An aggrieved Brewerytown homebuyer says lax oversight by the Philadelphia Department of Licenses & Inspection enables developer misconduct.

5 years ago

Mike Fallaro and Lisa Swinehart lost work during the pandemic and have been threatened with eviction from their Kensington rowhouse. Two of their three children are scheduled to start school this week. (Jessica Kourkounis for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Education
Broke in Philly

Looming ‘deluge’ of evictions threatens thousands of Pa. families as school begins

Pa.’s eviction moratorium is expiring, and educators worry about students expected to learn from home while experiencing homelessness.

5 years ago

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Cheyenne Snow
Community
Spotlight PA

A vital rental assistance program is riddled with problems as Pa. prepares to resume evictions

A Spotlight PA review found many landlords have refused to participate, and lawmakers have failed to take action despite warnings the program is failing.

5 years ago

Philadelphia Municipal Court Judge Bradley K. Moss (Courtesy of Pew Charitable Trusts Philadelphia Research and Policy Initiative)
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

Philadelphia to replace judge that supervised landlord-tenant court

Judge Bradley K. Moss will transition out of his role amid a pandemic expected to result in a crushing wave of evictions.

5 years ago

Reading, Pa.
Politics & Policy

Wolf: Pennsylvania eviction moratorium to lapse Aug. 31

The Democrat called on state lawmakers in the Republican-controlled General Assembly to pass legislation to extend the statewide moratorium.

5 years ago

The words “Not for sale” are painted on a Keninsgton street
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

City Planning Commission rejects plans for affordable housing on ‘very small lots’

Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha and Scannapieco Development Corporation want to build small, two-family rowhomes on vacant city-owned lots.

5 years ago

A sale sign is seen in front of a home in Miami. FHA loans are used by many minority, lower-income, and first-time homebuyers because the low down payments make homeownership more affordable. But this demographic is more likely to be hurt financially during the pandemic, and many FHA borrowers are skipping mortgage payments. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
NPR
Money

Loans for 1st-time homebuyers see record delinquencies

It's a sign that minority, lower income, and first-time home buyers are getting hit hard financially amid the pandemic.

5 years ago

The encampment near the Ben Franklin Parkway, seen from above in late July. (Mark Henninger/Imagic Digital)
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

Encampment residents file restraining order against Mayor Kenney over eviction

The city backed off its second eviction notice, as councilmembers work toward a peaceful resolution.

5 years ago

The recently renovated Harbison's Dairy bottle in Kensington
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

For rent: Apartments under the ‘Eiffel Tower of Kensington’ — a giant milk bottle

Rents in the iconic former dairy will start at $925 for a studio and $1,750 for a two-bedroom.

5 years ago

Rowhouses in the Hunting Park neighborhood
Community
Broke in Philly

Esperanza and HACE will use state CARES grant towards homelessness prevention in Hispanic and Latinx communities

Two North Philadelphia homelessness prevention and housing organizations are using a newly awarded grant to support low-income Hispanic and Latinx communities in Philadelphia.

5 years ago

A homeless encampment at 21st and Ridge Avenue
PlanPhilly
Community

Sharswood residents and #OccupyPHA clash over protest encampment

Sharswood residents say the encampment of people experiencing homelessness is slowing down progress in the neighborhood.

5 years ago

Ofo Ezeugwu is the CEO and founder of Whose Your Landlord. (Abdul R. Sulayman/The Philadelphia Tribune)
Community
The Philadelphia Tribune

Mobile platform partners with companies to launch rent relief program

Ofo Ezeugwu, the CEO and founder of Whose Your Landlord, has partnered with Walmart and other companies on a rent relief program.

5 years ago

Delaware Gov. John Carney
Money

Delaware offers renters, homeowners $40 million in COVID-19 housing aid

State residents struggling to make rent or mortgage payments due to the coronavirus pandemic will be able to get assistance through two programs.

5 years ago

A paper envelope written with the words
NPR
Community

‘A homeless pandemic’ looms as 30 million are at risk of eviction

Eviction bans put in place during the pandemic have lapsed. President Trump’s executive order on evictions isn’t enough and Congress needs to act, housing activists say.

5 years ago

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