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Housing

Bedbugs are seen in a container from the lab at the National Pest Management Association, during the National Bed Bug Summit in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Health

Is your landlord responsible for clearing a bedbug infestation? City Council says so in amended bill

Bedbugs found in the first year of a renter’s tenancy will be the landlord’s problem.

6 years ago

North 29th Street (Jonathan Wilson for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

Study: 41% of Philly area renters live in houses that need repair

A new study from the Philadelphia Federal Reserve finds major home repair needs in the region with impacts particularly significant for low-income renters.

6 years ago

Condos at 1834 Frankford Ave. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Radio Times
Community

Predatory lending, redlining, gentrification, and the American homeowner

The financial collapse of 2008 led to many Americans losing their homes, while others profited. Today, unfair lending practices continue to benefit well-connected investors.

Air Date: November 29, 2019

Listen 49:45
A new house towers over its Northern Liberties neighbors. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘We’re not lazy…we’re stuck’: Philadelphia residents call for action on housing crisis

City Council’s committee on poverty reduction held a hearing on housing. Residents spoke about barriers to homeownership, affordability and other issues.

6 years ago

Sherri Lee stands in the living room of her rented home on Snyder Avenue. Plumbing issues there have forced her to seek another home for her family, which includes five children. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

New Philly program aims to help renters by giving repair loans to their landlords

The Small Landlord Loan Program will lend owners up to $25,000 to make ‘health and safety-related repairs.’ It’s slated to start early next year.

6 years ago

An artist's rendering of the Village Square on Haverford development, as seen from the intersection of 37th Street and Haverford Avenue. (WRT/Lomax Real Estate)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Met Fresh supermarket, 166 homes and WURD Radio are moving to Mantua

The $43 million development will bring a full-service grocery store and affordable housing to a growing neighborhood.

6 years ago

Condos at 1834 Frankford Ave. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Predatory lending, redlining, gentrification, and the American homeowner

The financial collapse of 2008 led to many Americans losing their homes, while others profited. Today, unfair lending practices continue to benefit well-connected investors.

Air Date: November 13, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:00
Rendering of the homes from Women’s Community Revitalization Project
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Affordable forever? A new kind of housing comes to South Philadelphia

The new Mamie Nichols Homes, masterminded by the Women’s Community Revitalization Project, will be permanently affordable as part of a community land trust

6 years ago

The Ruth Williams House at Broad and Boston Streets in Philadelphia has 88 units for those in need of affordable housing. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

As rents rise, Philly trying new avenues to build and preserve affordable housing

In a booming housing market, City Council is looking to the private market to help with affordable housing.

6 years ago

Several VisionQuest employees are seen departing in small groups from the North Broad Streetlocation to join other employees and members of the community at a March 2019 meeting at the nearby Old York House. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Courts & Law

Judge: Philadelphia wrongly blocked facility for immigrant minors

VisionQuest, the controversial facility for immigrant minors, has been given the greenlight to reopen after a judge rules zoning permits were wrongly denied.

6 years ago

Rowhouses line North 29th Street in Philadelphia
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly steps up fight against deed fraud with new tools

The City of Philadelphia has unveiled a new online tool that aims to combat deed theft, a growing problem in a city with thousands of vacant or neglected properties.

6 years ago

Belinda Thomspson, 69, wipes away tears as she tells how her brother tried to evict her from her mother's house. She spoke during a hearing on a City Council bill that would guarantee legal counsel for those facing eviction. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

‘Everyone deserves an attorney’: City Council advances bill guaranteeing legal aid to renters facing eviction

A measure that would secure lawyers for low-income renters in eviction court advanced in City Hall Tuesday.

6 years ago

Currently, about 180,000 veterans and their widows or widowers get a $250 veterans’ tax break each year in NJ. (Corey Templeton/Flicrk)
Courts & Law

Only statewide question on ballot: Yea/nay on tax break for veterans

Measure would benefit aging veterans who now lose $250 property-tax deduction when they move to a retirement community.

6 years ago

The former John F Reynolds school building will receive environmental testing as part of a grant form the federal EPA to the PHA. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Closed Sharswood school to be cleaned, reborn as veterans’ housing

Help USA, a nonprofit, is moving forward with a $20 million redevelopment of the former General John Reynolds Public School in North Philadelphia.

6 years ago

(Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

ACLU and SEPTA spar over ‘unconstitutional’ ad policy

Federal judges could reconsider a ruling allowing SEPTA to refuse to run ads about housing discrimination.

6 years ago

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