by Cindy Daley, Director of Community Development Initiatives Starting in July 2023, the PA Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) will receive an additional $20 million a year for the state housing…
Category: Policy
At the table: Bob Damewood joined a team to offer the new mayor of Pittsburgh recommedations for equitable development.
RHLS Staff Attorney Bob Damewood was asked to serve on the Transition Committee for Mayor Gainey as the new Mayor of Pittsburgh prepared to take office last spring. His role…
The New Whole-Home Repair Program will help Pennsylvanians Repair Their Homes and make Energy Upgrades.
Great news for Pennsylvania homeowners! The bipartisan Whole-Home Repairs Program has just been established by the PA state legislature. The key elements of the policy were passed through the fiscal…
The Persistence of Affordable Housing Shortages, as discussed by Dina Schlossberg in the Legal Intelligencer.
Dina Schlossberg wrote a commentary piece in the Legal Intelligencer to discuss the renewed focus on the shortage of affordable housing in the United States. She detailed the founding of…
Tenants are carrying rental debt. More solutions are needed for a growing problem.
By Vanessa Raymond-Garcia, RHLS Policy Analyst Renters need help before they can afford to pay what they owe. Emergency rental assistance programs are likely to partially or fully close across…