Housing

The report highlights a massive problem that could come to a head once New Jersey lifts the public health emergency.

An open letter to Mayor Kenney and Philadelphia Housing Authority CEO Kelvin Jeremiah about the city’s homeless encampments and demands for housing.

Lawyers for Breonna Taylor’s family have tied her murder by police to a West Louisville revitalization plan. The allegations resonate in Philadelphia.

Residents of the camp have said they would not leave until the city provided permanent housing options.

A group is camped out at Philadelphia Housing Authority headquarters. They say they will picket the CEO’s house until he meets with them in person.

Residents of the camp on Benjamin Franklin Parkway say they won’t move unless Philadelphia provides them with permanent 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.