Housing
Landlords resist new laws to freeze rents and ban evictions for COVID-impacted renters
Landlord groups oppose City Council’s proposals to protect renters affected by COVID-19 emergency from eviction, freeze their rents, and require mediation.
6 years ago
Kenney scraps Philly property tax increase, citing state help
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.
6 years ago
Coronavirus emergency results in major cuts in city spending on affordable housing
Gym said the top issue she is hearing from constituents are concerns about paying rent. The mayor’s budget would slash spending on affordable housing.
6 years ago
Can evictions be avoided? Landlords and tenants are negotiating over Zoom
An initiative run by Good Shepherd Mediation Program aims to resolve conflicts between landlords and tenants at a time when many are struggling to pay rent due to COVID-19.
6 years ago
Evictions, strikes, and making rent during a pandemic
As the coronavirus continues to upend the job market, many people have started wondering how they will make their rent and mortgage payments on the first of the month.
Air Date: May 21, 2020
Listen 48:58Philly software snafus could affect your property tax bill
An upgrade to Philadelphia’s property assessment system has created problems for homeowners who bought into the city’s 10-year tax abatement.
6 years ago
Urban League of Philadelphia offers funds to families at risk of foreclosure or eviction
Up to 100 families who are at risk of losing their homes because of financial hardship caused by the pandemic are targeted to receive emergency, no-strings-attached assistance
6 years ago
Philly-area college students owe rent for their now-empty apartments, with little to no recourse
Many students are obligated to pay rent under leases that run until August, even as many have lost their jobs and most aren’t eligible to receive the government stimulus aid.
6 years ago
35 years after MOVE, homes that Philly bombed for sale
Developer AJR Endeavors is wrapping up the rebuild of the block that Philadelphia bombed and allowed to burn in 1985.
6 years ago
Philadelphia opens COVID-19 emergency rental assistance program
Mayor Jim Kenney is tapping $10 million in federal relief funds to help Philadelphia renters who have lost income because of the Coronavirus pandemic.
6 years ago
Mayor Kenney’s budget would gut Philly’s best defense against a brewing eviction crisis
A surge of evictions is expected this summer when city courts reopen and a proposed budget cut threatens to worsen the crisis, writes a retired Philadelphia judge.
6 years ago
US census stirs uncertainty for those displaced by virus
The pandemic has fostered sudden, unexpected dislocation, making a typically easy question confusing for the newly displaced.
6 years ago
Bobby Henon wants to delay abatement reduction to kickstart construction
While city officials focus on hammering out a post-pandemic budget, the development industry and allies are working to hold onto a valuable tax perk.
6 years ago
Philadelphia’s recovery from COVID-19 must put housing first
Without stable housing, you cannot maintain your health, focus on educating yourself or your children, secure employment, or be productive at work.
6 years ago
Gov. Wolf hasn’t answered their letter, so foster youth plan Twitter onslaught
A tweetstorm will call on Pennsylvania to extend services during the pandemic.
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