Housing

In this model, the city funnels philanthropy to community-identified people in need.

Legislation in Harrisburg aims to fix structural flaws in the state CARES Act programs.

The Philadelphia Housing Authority and leaders of the Camp Teddy encampment on Ridge Avenue have reached an agreement to clear the site.

By implementing a land value tax, Philadelphia could alleviate tax burdens on its most at-risk populations and help the city’s economy.

N.J. plans to ramp up jury selections using both virtual and in-person proceedings. It will also expand a program to provide relief to landlords who lost out on rent payments.

A survey of 17 cities found 50,000+ pandemic-related eviction filings. Advocates worry that increased housing instability will lead to more COVID-19 and other illnesses.

Society Hill’s proposed zoning overlay will exclude people and restrict development based on misrepresentation of history, a preservationist writes.

Customers unable to pay their water bill can apply for assistance, and those who don’t qualify for discounts are able to set up lengthy payment plans.

The Philadelphia Housing Authority says the tentative deal is now in “serious jeopardy” after encampment organizers made the details public over the weekend.

Wells Fargo, which recently settled a predatory loan lawsuit, reversed a decision to pull out of Pa.’s CARES Act program.

Organizers behind Philly’s homeless encampments say they’ve struck a tentative deal with officials to relocate those living in tents to 50 vacant properties.

A lawyer for Philly landlords said the reprieve is part of a “disastrous” pattern while tenant advocates described the move as one that could save lives.

There was no weapon recovered and a suspect has not been apprehended.

The city gave a deadline for the homeless encampment to disperse. Nonetheless, it remains, and reactions to the deferred evictions are mixed.

25 years after initial takeover, housing activists planned to offer refuge in the former St. Edward’s chapel.