Regional Housing Legal Services Associate Director, Rachel Blake and Staff Attorney, Kim Dolan, collaborated with ACTION-Housing, Inc. to prepare Housing Choice in Allegheny County, an analysis of housing options for…
Tag: Housing Stabilization
RHLS Helps Residents Take Charge of Their Community: Hardwood Estates
This week, Regional Housing Legal Services (RHLS) celebrates the efforts of the Hardwood Estates Resident Association to save their community. Hardwood Estates (also known as Dor-al Estates) is a 91-lot…
Powerful Links Between VAWA and LIHTC for Tenant Advocates
The Sargent Shriver Poverty Law Center's Clearinghouse Review has published Domestic Violence and Good-Cause Evictions in Pennsylvania After the 2013 Violence Against Women Act Amendments. The article was co-authored by…
More Pennsylvanians Entering Winter Without Heat this Year
On December 22nd, The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission released the results of its annual Cold Weather Survey. The report indicates that 23,213 households will enter the winter without heat, a 4,000…
Lease Addendum to Provide Increased Protection for 50,000 LIHTC Residents
Last week, The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) took a major step to increase protections for the residents of its 50,000 Low Income Housing Tax Credit units. Following a review…