RHLS Attorney and Director of Economic Development Laura Schwartz focuses on housing rights for returning citizens, and, recently, her work has paid off in the form of a successful change…
Category: Policy
New PA state tax credits will help spur affordable housing development
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…
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…
RHLS and PULP Statement Regarding Walter Wallace Jr.
On Monday, October 26th, the Philadelphia Police shot and killed Walter Wallace Jr., a twenty-seven-year-old Philadelphia resident whose life mattered. Regional Housing Legal Services (RHLS) and the Pennsylvania Utility Law…