After a *10-hour* hearing on January 28, the Pittsburgh Planning Commission voted 8-0 to recommend Mayor Gainey’s package of zoning proposals, which includes various zoning reforms (increased Transit Oriented Development…
Category: Policy: Affordable Housing
New Report: Preserving Homeownership in Manufactured Home Communities
A Review of State Rent Stabilization Statutes and Best Practices for Pennsylvania. By: Robert Damewood, Cynthia Witman Daley, and Vanessa Raymond-Garcia In recent years, manufactured home communities (MHCs, sometimes called…
RHLS submitted comments on investor ownership of affordable rentals in Pittsburgh.
RHLS Senior Staff Attorney, Bob Damewood, worked with the Allegheny County Financialization of Housing Incubator to research best practices and to draft public comments to the Pittsburgh Department of Permits,…
Empowering Communities with Affordable Housing Resources: The LIHTC Guide
Empoderar a las comunidades con recursos de vivienda asequible: la Guía LIHTC (traducción a continuación) Finding affordable housing is a major challenge in the United States. Many families strive to find…
RHLS and CSH Applauds Governor Shapiro’s Executive Order Creating Pennsylvania’s First Housing Action Plan
The first-ever comprehensive Housing Action Plan comes after RHLS and CSH's collaborative advocacy and will guide efforts to increase housing availability, affordability, and quality. In a landmark move to address…