Housing

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To kick off year that's 'all about housing,' City Council introduces legislation to cut upfront fees for new tenants

Jimmy Carter helped build a legacy with Habitat for Humanity's first Philly homes in 1988

Rosalyn Jimmy Carter Habitat

New safeguards for Philly residents using housing vouchers go into effect

New housing voucher rules

Mayor Cherelle Parker shakes up administration, naming new leaders for two major initiatives

Mayor Parker appointments

Residential tower could be scrapped from 76ers arena proposal in favor of Market Street housing projects

Sixers Residential Tower

PHA to purchase and repair deteriorating Brith Sholom House in West Philly

Brith Sholom PHA

Philly's private eviction system to cease operations as Landlord-Tenant Officer fails to obtain new insurance

Evictions Philly

Philly homeless advocates fear Supreme Court's ruling encourages 'criminalizing poverty'

Philadelphia poised to make eviction diversion program permanent

City Council Eviction Diversion

Pa. bill aims to allow tax abatements to turn shuttered malls into housing

Pennsylvania Malls Housing

Philly homeowners claim bad actors are abusing the blighted property act

020724 Pomroy House 1

Camden's troubled Northgate One building to be converted into affordable housing tower

Camden Northgate One

Cherelle Parker lays out plan to combat violent crime, boost police presence in first 100 days as Philly's mayor

Cherelle Parker 100 days

Are rents rising in your Philly neighborhood? Don’t blame the baristas

Philly rent baristas

Luxury apartment tower to open near Yards taproom, Silk City Diner in Northern Liberties

Northern Liberties Apartments

Philly residents wrongly convicted of crimes would be compensated under new proposal

Wrongly Convicted Philly

Housing activists liken 76ers' arena plans to Philly's long history of displacement

Sixers arena protest

Lawsuit accuses OCF Realty of discriminating against low-income renters

OCF Realty

Philadelphia's landlord-tenant office outlines new protocols for evictions

Philadelphia Evictions Protocols

Philly's landlord-tenant officer hit with a second lawsuit over eviction shootings

Landlord-tenant officer lawsuit

New Willow Grove apartment building to add 260 units, restaurant near SEPTA station

Willow Grove Apartments

Philly’s landlord-tenant officer expected to resume evictions, despite shootings and a lawsuit

Woman shot in the head during eviction sues Philly's landlord-tenant officer, others

Girard Court Apartments in Philadelphia

Philly's landlord-tenant office suspends evictions after third shooting since March

Philly LTO Evictions Suspension

Former Camden Housing Authority Manager pleads guilty to using Section 8 money for her company

Housing Authority fraud

Philly is among 4 U.S. cities where owning a home is cheaper than renting, report finds

Renting and Owning Philadelphia Report

Developer breaks ground on senior affordable housing project in Chinatown

Chinatown Senior Housing

City Council legislative package aims to save affordable housing properties from expiring contracts

People's Preservation Package

Philadelphia expands legal service for low-income renters facing eviction

Right to Counsel expands to 19134 and 19144

PHA opens housing voucher waitlist after 12 years, but barriers to access remain

PHA Voucher Waitlist

Airbnb hosts must apply for licenses and permits as new regulations go into effect

Airbnb Rental Requirements

Philly prepares to open first tiny house village to transition homeless residents into permanent housing

Sanctuary Village Rendering

Philly developers envision a Venice-like waterfront community at Bader Field in Atlantic City

Bader Field Atlantic City Casa Mar

Philadelphia awarded an $8 million federal grant to develop programs geared towards ending young adult homelessness

Philadelphia youth homelessness grant funding

University City Townhome residents get third affordable housing extension as eviction looms

UC Townhomes extension

Affordable housing complex for people in recovery from substance abuse to open in West Philly

Tent encampment at University City Townhomes dismantled amid protest

UC Townhomes Encampment

Redlining settlement requires Philly lender to improve mortgage access in communities of color

Redlining Lawsuit Trident

Activists set up encampment at University City Townhomes to fight for fair housing

University City Townhomes

Affordable homes to replace nuisance Liberty Motel in North Philly

Affordable Homes Liberty Motel

Philadelphia voters approve ballot question that will alter the zoning board

Ballot Questions Results

There are four ballot questions for Philly voters to answer in Tuesday's primary election

2022 philly Ballot Questions

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