Patrick Cicero, of the Pennsylvania Utility Law Project, will be speaking at the 2012 National Energy and Utility Affordability Conference in New Orleans! The conference will be June 11-13, 2012,…
Author: Rachel Blake
Rachel works on policy and advocacy at RHLS. Her current work includes the intersection of housing and health, energy efficiency, and equal access to housing-related rights.
Homeowners Will Lose Their Homes
Manufactured home communities around Pennsylvania face a number of threats. These valuable sources of housing are vulnerable any time the land owner wishes to sell the land; in one case…
Philadelphia Mortgage Foreclosure Program – Notice to the Bar
The Philadelphia court system has released a notice to the bar regarding the mortgage foreclosure program. Earlier proposed changes to the program will not be implemented. Read More
Federal Housing Finance Agency Instructs Freddie and Fannie to Streamline Short Sales
The Federal Housing Finance Agency ("FHFA") has instructed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to streamline shorts sales and deeds-in-lieu in order to help borrowers. "With the alignment, servicers will be…
Pace of Sheriff’s Sales May Affect Vacancy in Philadelphia
Philadelphia has been slow to move even vacant properties to sheriff's sale, which can prolong their blighting effect. Read More