Today, the Pennsylvania Utility Law Project and Community Legal Services released a report that reveals that Black and Latinx households in Pennsylvania are more likely to experience unaffordable utility costs…
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Ban on Utility Shutoffs Ends March 31, 2021
By Laura Edinger, Senior Policy Analyst, Pennsylvania Utility Law Project On March 31, 2021, the ban on utility shutoffs will end for all residential utility customers in Pennsylvania. What does…
Judy Berkman’s Testifies to City Council on Deed Fraud
This week, RHLS Senior Counsel Judy Berkman spoke to Philadelphia City Council about Fraudulent Conveyance, or Deed Fraud, Deed fraud is a big problem for Philadelphia homeowners, particularly seniors. Judy…
RHLS assists Project HOME in deal to rehab the Rowan Judson Diamond Homes in Philadelphia.
Late last year, Project HOME completed the financing process to rehabilitate the Rowan Judson Diamond Homes, which will preserve 39 units of affordable family housing that have been subject to…
Bob Damewood Receives PLAN Excellence Award for Inclusionary Zoning Work
RHLS Staff Attorney, Bob Damewood, was honored with an Excellence Award from the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network (PLAN) at a virtual ceremony on March 23rd (hyperlink to recording of ceremony).…