Attention Southwest Philadelphia residents: Do you live close to an auto body shop or scrapyard?

The Public Interest Law Center would like to learn more about how your quality of life is impacted by the large number of auto-related businesses in Southwest Philadelphia. You have the right to enjoy your home.

Please call the Law Center at (445) 544-8495 or email ejintake@pubintlaw.org to speak with a member of our staff. We also encourage you to fill out the short survey embedded below.

Listen to learn more about the concentration of unsafe auto-body shops and scrapyards in Southwest Philadelphia in this story from the Philadelphia Inquirer covering our recent nuisance and trespass lawsuit against an autobody shop that frequently violates city code and the terms of its business license.

On November 9, 2021, a large scrapyard fire broke out in Southwest Philadelphia, spilling acrid smoke across the city. In the Philadelphia Citizen, Charles Ellison and Temple Professor Christina Rosen write about how the incident reveals the carelessness with which the City addresses real environmental concerns for mostly Black residents.