Events

Fair housing isn’t just a legal obligation, it’s an opportunity to build stronger, more inclusive communities. Landlords and property managers play a critical role in protecting the fair housing rights of people with disabilities. Join Jessica Aviva, Ph.D., and 2025 Kathy A. Possinger, a Housing Policy Fellow with the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, for a… Continue reading Advancing Fair Housing for People with Disabilities

Join the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission for a one-day dynamic and collaborative event bringing together key housing stakeholders including community leaders, housing professionals, social service providers, fair housing partners, and others. The 2026 PHRC Housing Equality Conference will explore the critical issues surrounding housing opportunity through engaging sessions and workshops and will feature a keynote… Continue reading Liberty, Justice, and Housing for All: Advancing Fair Housing in Pennsylvania’s 250th year

Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2026| 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Description: Join the Housing Alliance on April 28th, from 2:30 - 3:30 PM for a webinar on Pennsylvania’s new rule that gives the President Judge of each judicial district the authority to create or coordinate with landlord-tenant mediation programs aimed at preventing evictions. Why this matters: Landlord-tenant mediation programs can help prevent evictions by giving landlords… Continue reading Local Courts, Local Solutions: Pennsylvania’s New Landlord Tenant Mediation Rule

The Housing Equality Center of Pennsylvania invites you to attend the Delaware County Fair Housing Forum via Zoom on Friday May 1, 2026, at 10:00am. The featured speaker will be Rachel Wentworth, Executive Director of the Housing Equality Center of Pennsylvania. We will explore how past housing practices shaped patterns of segregation, access, and opportunity,… Continue reading Fair Housing in Delaware County: A Historical Perspective

The role of the architect in affordable housing design typically ends at completion. Construction finishes, residents move in, and designers move on to other projects. But what happens next? How do those funding, designing, building, and operating affordable housing know if their buildings work for residents? Post-Occupancy Evaluation (POE) offers a way to move beyond… Continue reading Post-Occupancy Evaluations for Affordable Housing Design

Wednesday, May 20 | 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM ET | Webinar (Cheshire Law Group and PAnonprofitlaw.com) Presented by: Morgen Cheshire, Founder and Managing Attorney; Beth Dougherty, Attorney & Director of Legal Education Initiatives; Diane J. (DJ) Stoeberl, Attorney, Cheshire Law Group REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Tuesday, May 19, 3:00 PM With a record number of Executive… Continue reading Navigating Federal Inquiries and Threats to Tax-Exempt Status

This virtual training will cover the important operational compliance changes for rental housing found in the new 2025 HOME Final Rule and is perfect for HOME Agencies and Owner/Agents with HOME site compliance responsibilities. The HOME Final Rule was released on January 6, 2025, and became effective on April 20, 2025. During this session, the… Continue reading Understanding the 2025 HOME Final Rule (Rental)

Join The Housing Equality Center on Friday, May 29, 2026 at 10 am via ZOOM as Vanessa Raymond-Garcia, Senior Policy Analyst for Regional Housing Legal Services gives a presentation on how criminal records, eviction histories, and tenant‑screening algorithms impact access to housing and may create discriminatory barriers for applicants.  This presentation will equip service providers,… Continue reading Delaware County Fair Housing Forum