CLE – Solving Philadelphia’s Affordable Housing Crisis

Learn more about the H.O.M.E. Initiative and other existing City programs that seek to address Philadelphia’s housing crisis.

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Co-Hosted by the Real Property and Public Interest Sections

Philadelphia’s Housing Opportunities Made Easy (H.O.M.E) Initiative is an historic and ambitious opportunity to create 13,500 new housing units and preserve 16,500 homes, for both renters and homeowners. The H.O.M.E. Initiative aims to invest in new development, fund and grow existing preservation programs, and make changes to zoning and land use law.

Learn more about the H.O.M.E. Initiative and other existing City programs that seek to address Philadelphia’s housing crisis, including:

• Background regarding the impact of the affordable housing crisis in Philadelphia.
• Legislative details for funding new and enhanced City housing programs, such as Turn The Key homeownership development and owner-occupied repairs programs.
• Nuts and bolts about how City ordinances and programs provide financial relief for residents’ real estate tax and water bills.
• Inclusionary zoning and incentives to develop affordable housing.

Register for the CLE by clicking here.

Moderator:
Michael Froehlich, Esq.
Managing Attorney, Community Legal Services

Panelists:
Angela D. Brooks, FAICP
Chief Housing & Urban Development Officer
City of Philadelphia

Emily Dowdall
President of Policy Solutions
Reinvestment Fund

Kate Dugan, Esq.
Divisional Supervising Attorney
Community Legal Services, Inc.

Alex Goldberg, Esq.
Associate Attorney
Nochumson P.C.

Jill Roberts
Vice President of Advocacy
Clarifi

RHLS Senior Counsel Judy Berkman is a co-planner for this CLE, she is the Co-Chair of the Women’s Rights Committee.