Housing

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City requires landlords to give verifiable contact information after some renters say they're unreachable

Lawsuit filed by landlords that halted vote on bills to boost tenant protections was in 'bad faith,' council member says

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Philly conducts a homeless count each year. Here's why it's held in January, despite some drawbacks

Point In Time Count

City Council calls for Mayor Parker's H.O.M.E. plan to prioritize Philly's poorest residents

HOME hearing Nov. 12

Percentage of properties in Philly that are historically protected has doubled since 2016, report says

American flag hangs on row house in Society Hill

City Council approves additional hiring protections for jobseekers with criminal records

Rue Landau hiring

Mayor Parker's H.O.M.E. initiative and renter protections approved in final council session before summer recess

HOME initiative, housing bills

Philadelphia Housing Authority buys 4 more apartment buildings in push to add affordable homes

PHA Apartments Philly

Committee will investigate claims that blighted property law is being used in predatory manner

Act 135 special committee

First look: Photos inside a Center City office-to-residential conversion project

1701 Market Building

Philly renters could get more protections under bills aimed at making landlords keep up with repairs

Safe Healthy Housing

SEPTA approves plan for 300-unit apartment building near Conshohocken Station

SEPTA Conshohocken Apartments

Philadelphia Housing Authority 'aggressively' buying apartments to boost affordable housing inventory

PHA Affordable Housing

Mayor Parker proposes $2 billion investment to make Philadelphia housing more accessible

Cherelle Parker Housing Plan

Mayor Parker's 2026 budget proposal calls for tax cuts, higher parking rates and more housing spending

Have an innovative idea to make Philly's neighborhoods more equitable? The Economy League wants to hear it

Philly Property Wealth Gap

Mayor Cherelle Parker sets ambitious housing plan in motion to meet goal of building or preserving 30,000 units

Parker Housing Philadelphia

To kick off year that's 'all about housing,' City Council introduces legislation to cut upfront fees for new tenants

city council affordable housing

Jimmy Carter helped build a legacy with Habitat for Humanity's first Philly homes in 1988

New safeguards for Philly residents using housing vouchers go into effect

New housing voucher rules

Mayor Cherelle Parker shakes up administration, naming new leaders for two major initiatives

Mayor Parker appointments

Residential tower could be scrapped from 76ers arena proposal in favor of Market Street housing projects

Sixers Residential Tower

PHA to purchase and repair deteriorating Brith Sholom House in West Philly

Brith Sholom PHA

Philly's private eviction system to cease operations as Landlord-Tenant Officer fails to obtain new insurance

Evictions Philly

Philly homeless advocates fear Supreme Court's ruling encourages 'criminalizing poverty'

Philadelphia poised to make eviction diversion program permanent

City Council Eviction Diversion

Pa. bill aims to allow tax abatements to turn shuttered malls into housing

Pennsylvania Malls Housing

Philly homeowners claim bad actors are abusing the blighted property act

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Camden's troubled Northgate One building to be converted into affordable housing tower

Camden Northgate One

Cherelle Parker lays out plan to combat violent crime, boost police presence in first 100 days as Philly's mayor

Cherelle Parker 100 days

Are rents rising in your Philly neighborhood? Don’t blame the baristas

Philly rent baristas

Luxury apartment tower to open near Yards taproom, Silk City Diner in Northern Liberties

Northern Liberties Apartments

Philly residents wrongly convicted of crimes would be compensated under new proposal

Wrongly Convicted Philly

Housing activists liken 76ers' arena plans to Philly's long history of displacement

Sixers arena protest

Lawsuit accuses OCF Realty of discriminating against low-income renters

OCF Realty

Philadelphia's landlord-tenant office outlines new protocols for evictions

Philadelphia Evictions Protocols

Philly's landlord-tenant officer hit with a second lawsuit over eviction shootings

Landlord-tenant officer lawsuit

New Willow Grove apartment building to add 260 units, restaurant near SEPTA station

Willow Grove Apartments

Philly’s landlord-tenant officer expected to resume evictions, despite shootings and a lawsuit

Woman shot in the head during eviction sues Philly's landlord-tenant officer, others

Girard Court Apartments in Philadelphia

Philly's landlord-tenant office suspends evictions after third shooting since March

Philly LTO Evictions Suspension

Former Camden Housing Authority Manager pleads guilty to using Section 8 money for her company

Housing Authority fraud

Philly is among 4 U.S. cities where owning a home is cheaper than renting, report finds

Renting and Owning Philadelphia Report

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