Housing
Philadelphia property tax assessments going out after delay
Property owners who want to dispute their new assessments have two options. Residents can pursue both avenues. Neither require an attorney. | From: PlanPhilly (Read more.)
Housing
Housing
UC Townhomes tenants given more time to move out
The U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development has again agreed to extend the owner’s annual affordable housing contract. Tenants living in the 70-unit apartment building now have until Oct. 8 to move. | From: PlanPhilly (Read more.)
Housing
LGBTQ-friendly building in Philly has become a national model for affordable senior housing
The John C. Anderson Apartments opened in 2014 in the heart of Philly’s Gayborhood. It has a lush courtyard garden, extensive services, and a waitlist. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Housing
Your guide to utility assistance in Philly
What you need to know about help from PECO, PGW, the Water Department, as well as heating assistance. | From: PlanPhilly (Read more.)
Civic and Community Engagement
Thousands of affordable homes in Philadelphia are threatened by expiring government subsidies
The University City Townhomes saga could be a sign of things to come. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Housing
I’m being evicted from University City Townhomes
I’ve lived here for more than 25 years. I cherish this community and will fight for us and every other tenant facing eviction in Philly until I can’t anymore. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Health
Heat emergency shows why we must keep the water flowing
Two years ago, Philadelphia stopped disconnecting household water service as a pandemic protection. As the pandemic moratorium ended, and shutoffs were set to resume, the city delayed to keep water flowing during the recent heat health emergency. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Housing
Need home repairs? Here’s where to start looking in Philadelphia
An estimated 280,000 occupied housing units in Pennsylvania need repairs, according to Sen. Nikil Saval in a Pennsylvania State Senate co-sponsorship memo, prompting legislators to fund a statewide whole home repair program. | From: Kensington Voice (Read more.)
Civic and Community Engagement
Philadelphia’s Chinatown fighting development: Vine Street Expressway cap moving forward
To some, it’s a great area to visit: a place to eat noodles, get bubble tea, and sing karaoke. To the roughly 3,000 people who live there — and thousands more who count on it for cultural connection — it’s home.
The neighborhood has also been a consistent battleground for development plans, many of them proposed without residents’ support. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Civic and Community Engagement
How the Afghan Adjustment Act would help U.S. allies who were evacuated to Philadelphia and elsewhere.
Days before the one-year anniversary of the fall of Kabul — which commenced the giant air evacuation of wartime Afghan allies to the United States — the House and Senate introduced the Afghan Adjustment Act on Tuesday. The law has been sought by Afghans, their supporters, clergy and immigration organizations who say it’s crucial to securing the futures of those who fought side-by-side with American troops. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)