by Vanessa Raymond-Garcia, RHLS Policy Analyst The Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) law is a provision of the Fair Housing Act, a federal law passed in 1968. The goal of…
Category: Policy: Affordable Housing
Put Vacant Land in Community Hands!
Affordable housing advocates across Philadelphia are grateful to City Councilwoman Jamie Gauthier, as well as her co-sponsors Council people Kendra Brooks and Derek Green, for their work in passing legislation…
The Biden-Harris Administration releases a proposal to increase renter protections and housing affordability.
By Vanessa Raymond-Garcia, RHLS Policy Analyst The Biden-Harris Administration has published a Blueprint for a Renters Bill of Rights. The Administration’s effort to spotlight protections for renters when inflation is…
More money for PHARE!
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…
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…