Housing

A statewide pilot program will allow people recently released from prison to move in with family members living in public housing.

City officials want people living in the encampment to leave voluntarily before July 17. It’s unclear whether police will be called in to clear the camp.

It’s time for cities to take a reparative framework that addresses impacts of past harm.

Pressure is mounting on Gov. Tom Wolf to extend his moratorium on evictions as advocates fear the relief effort is coming too late.

The tents have encroached on Von Colln Park’s ballfield, where kids were scheduled to start playing this week. Demands go unmet; neighbors are frustrated.

“You’re basically taking away money from the landlord,” argued Paul Cohen, an attorney for The Homeowners Association of Philadelphia.

People facing eviction won another two month reprieve as Philadelphia eviction courts remain closed, due to pandemic

Jose de Marco sent the funerary wreath to Philadelphia Managing Director Brian Abernathy after a man died of coronavirus in a city homeless shelter.

The program will begin accepting applications July 6, but the state’s eviction moratorium expires just a few days later.

The packages create an eviction diversion program, extend an eviction moratorium through August, and address late fees and related issues.

The city’s proposed spending plan leaves $45 million less for affordable housing programs. The cuts threaten four multifamily projects, among other programs.

After days of protest over the police killing of George Floyd, City Council wants the city to redirect spending to better address racial disparities.

When the 2008 financial meltdown happened, we knew we had to move fast. Now, another economic disaster looms and Philly has a chance to lessen its impact.

Landlord groups oppose City Council’s proposals to protect renters affected by COVID-19 emergency from eviction, freeze their rents, and require mediation.

Kenney wrote that the city school district will receive "higher than anticipated funding" in the $25 billion budget approved this week by the Pennsylvania General Assembly.