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Regional Housing Legal Services
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A nonprofit law firm with unique expertise in affordable, sustainable housing and its related components (reposts do not indicate endorsement).
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Philadelphia renters know it, the rent is going up and up, and more and more residents of the city are cost-burdened. RHLS Board member Kadeem Morris of @clsphila.bluesky.social explains what his clients face in the city's tough and increasingly unaffordable rental market.
More Philly renters are ‘scraping by’ each month, saddled by low incomes and higher costs
Philly's median monthly rent increased from 2023 to 2024, while household incomes decreased, according to Census Bureau data. Renters are "cost burdened," spending more of their wages on housing.
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New LIHTC awards mean new affordable homes in Pennsylvania!
We are thrilled that our clients have gotten tax credit awards from PHFA. Read more on our website: buff.ly/6cmRYcg
The Right of First Refusal, allowing the tenant to buy their home before it goes on the market, has been a powerful tool to prevent displacement. More communities nationwide are lobbying for it; read more from Minneapolis.
COMMENTARY: Renters Deserve the Opportunity to Put Down Roots
This means that, on average, 1,143 units of affordable housing were preserved or created every year. Imagine how powerful that would be here.
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Good news for the PA housing shortage, the tax credit allocations have been announced, which means new developments are coming.
Pennsylvania Awards $66M for Statewide LIHTC Initiative
The financing will support nearly 2,000 affordable units.
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Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day
Did you know? RHLS published a tenant's rights manual for those living in affordable tax-credit homes. It's full of helpful info for tenants. We also made a video to explain it. Check it out today!
Renting a LIHTC Apartment: What Tenants and Their Advocates Need to Know.
RHLS has published a guide for tenants living in low income tax credit apartments. We invite you to listen to our presentation on this guide.
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I know, I hate that, too! I want to roll down my window and tell them to slow down
Over a year ago, RHLS embarked on a big project: creating a 5-year strategic plan to bring us into the future and an effort to make our brand more accessible. The results are in, and we can't wait to share them with you!
Visit: www.rhls.org
Read our 2025-2030 Strategic Plan: buff.ly/NelywAD