Renter Survey

Community Legal Services (CLS) and The Housing Initiative at Penn are conducting a survey to learn more about unlawful eviction, housing discrimination, housing quality, and displacement in Philadelphia. The results will help CLS better represent and advocate for Philadelphia renters.
If you are currently a renter living in Philadelphia, please take 15 minutes to complete the survey for a chance to win one of fifty $50 gift cards.

Click here to complete the survey.

RESOURCES ON HOUSING

Get Help with your Mortgage During COVID-19
Philadelphia Legal Assistance

Philadelphia homeowners with individual questions should call the Save Your Home Philly Hotline from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday- Friday at 215-334-4663.
The Consumer Housing Unit and the Save Your Home Philly Hotline at Philadelphia Legal Assistance have spoken to hundreds of Philadelphians who are worried about their homes. Common areas of concern include loss of income due to unemployment, the death of a family member, or falling behind on mortgage payments. Luckily, there are different forms of assistance available to support these homeowners.
More details here.

DPD Housing Benefits
Department of Planning and Development

Use our housing helper to find what programs you might be eligible for: The Department of Planning and Development (DPD) supports many programs and services that help residents buy, repair, and keep their home. By answering a few questions here, you will get a list of programs for which you may be eligible. For most of the programs you will have the option for someone to contact you. There are a few programs that you will have to contact them directly.
Read here.

The Philadelphia Eviction Prevention Project is here to assist you!
PhillyTenant.org

Call 267-443-2500 for free legal advice and possible representation!

More details here.

Philadelphia Eviction Prevention Program

No eviction hearings until after September 2nd, 2020.

If you had a court date scheduled between July 6th and August 31st you do NOT need to go to court on that date. You will get a new court date in the fall. Call the Philly Tenant Hotline 267-443-2500 now for possible legal representation!

Register for the webinar on Zoom: https://bit.ly/2KU9cns

Or join us live on Facebook: www.facebook.com/clsphila

Send us your question ahead of time at: bit.ly/TenantTuesdayCLS

We will not answer anyone’s personal legal questions live.

Phase 2! On July 6, PHDC will accept applications for a new round of rental assistance.

Starting July 6 PHDC will accept applications for a new round of rental assistance. Renters and landlords may submit their application online, by fax, or by mail. Funds will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.
Click here for details and preview the application.

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New program offers emergency assistance for renters and homeowners
Ayana Jones, Tribune Staff Writer
Emergency aid is available to help people who are struggling financially and facing eviction and foreclosures due to the pandemic. Money for the program comes from $175 million in federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES) funding. About $125 million of the funding is reserved to help renters and $25 million is being allocated for mortgage assistance.
Applications for the new program will be accepted starting July 6 through Sept. 30.
County-level organizations across the state will process applications for renters. Robin Wiessmann, executive director of the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, said a system is in place to process applications "expeditiously." The program is eligible to residents who meet the income guidelines and have lost their job or have seen their income decrease by 30% because of the pandemic.

Philadelphia residents can apply directly to PHDC at phlrentassist.org. Residents in other counties may access applications at phfa.org/pacares.

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IMPORTANT UPDATES

The statewide moratorium on evictions and foreclosures because of nonpayment is scheduled to end July 10. Philadelphia City Council extended the eviction moratorium until Aug. 31 for residential renters and small businesses. The Federal Housing Administration has also extended its foreclosure moratorium through Aug. 31 for homeowners with federally backed mortgages.