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Category: Policy: Health & Housing
RHLS comments get incorporated into the PA Department of Aging’s Master Plan.
Cindy Daley, Director of Community Redevelopment Initiatives, submitted comments to the Pennsylvania Department of Aging for their Aging Our Way, PA: A Plan for Lifelong Independence. This plan will serve…
Bob Damewood drafts an ordinance to protect tenants.
RHLS Senior Staff Attorney, Bob Damewood, continues his advocacy for tenant rights in Western Pennsylvania. He has drafted an ordinance for the Borough of Sharpsburg that will prohibit landlords from…
Policy initiative success means home repairs for asthma sufferers in Schuylkill County.
In 2017, with Community Redevelopment Legal Assistance (CRLA) funding from the PA Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts (IOLTA) Board, RHLS began working with community partners in northern Schuylkill County to…
RHLS and the Community Justice Project collaborated on an Amicus Curiae Brief in response to a recent Commonwealth Court decision.
Home should be a safe place. When a low-income tenant's home is not habitable, often they have little recourse: they fear retaliation from their landlord if they file a complaint…