by Vanessa Raymond-Garcia, RHLS Policy Analyst The Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) law is a provision of the Fair Housing Act, a federal law passed in 1968. The goal of…
Author: Nora Davenport
Bethel AME wins back land and has exciting restorative development plans for Pittsburgh.
A happy day for a historical Black church in the city of Pittsburgh. Almost 70 years since the original church was demolished to make way for development, Bethel AME has…
The Arlene Thorpe Townhomes will make affordable homeownership a reality in Grays Ferry.
Regional Housing Legal Services' Staff Attorney Joseph Jampel recently completed the financial closing with the Women's Community Revitalization Project (WCRP) for their development of "Arlene Thorpe Townhomes" in the Grays…
RHLS and PULP statement on the murder of Jordan Neely and the demonization of homeless persons.
RHLS, together with PULP, joins the National Homeless Law Center in condemning the vigilante murder of homeless New Yorker Jordan Neely and the failure on the part of the NYPD…
How Does the Commonwealth Court’s Decision in Landlord Service Bureau v. City of Pittsburgh Affect Rental Licensing Ordinances in PA?
Bob Damewood, Senior Staff Attorney, has prepared the following policy memo describing the impact of the Commonwealth Court's recent opinion. Download a full PDF of the memo. On March 17,…