There is a pressing need for more affordable housing in Pennsylvania, and state legislators responded this fall by passing a state-level low-income housing tax credit bill with bipartisan support. The Low-Income…
Author: Nora Davenport
Important Changes to HUD’s Section 3 Provision
What is Section 3? Section 3 is a provision of the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Act of 1968 that is intended to foster local economic development, neighborhood economic improvement,…
The Case for Housing Justice in Philadelphia from PolicyLink
The housing crisis in Philadelphia is not new. The racial inequities in the distribution of housing and resources are not new. But with COVID-19 causing unprecedented levels of unemployment, they…
Community Land Trusts as a Mechanism for Change
Regional Housing Legal Services attorneys have begun providing the legal services necessary to help community organizations set up Community Land Trusts with the goal of preserving housing affordability, while also…
Welcome home! Neighborhood Revitalization in Sharswood.
This week in Philadelphia, the 224th and 225th families moved into their new homes at Oxford Green in the Sharswood/Blumberg neighborhood in North Philadelphia. RHLS's Senior Counsel Judy Berkman has…