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Housing


Stopping housing discrimination against low-income people and promoting healthy, affordable housing for people in the neighborhoods of their choice

Staff attorney Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg and his clients Yazmin Vazquez (left) and Gerrell Martin (right). Yazmin and Gerrell are tenants fighting for their rights.
Staff attorney Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg and his clients Yazmin Vazquez (left) and Gerrell Martin (right). Yazmin and Gerrell are tenants fighting for their rights.

News

  • Public Interest Law Center Writes Letter in Support of HB 1769
  • Tenants at Brith Sholom House apartments hold press conference after key building investor pleads guilty to mortgage fraud conspiracy
  • Tenants sue Columbus Property Management, one of Philadelphia’s largest providers of low-income and supportive housing, for neglect and disrepair
  • We testified in favor of a private right of action for Philadelphia tenants who face source of income discrimination
  • Philadelphia seniors facing displacement gather at City Hall for a Mother’s Day rally, calling on the city to save Brith Sholom House
  • Philadelphia seniors stand up for safe housing at Brith Sholom House apartments, where they have faced deplorable conditions
  • We submitted comments to the Federal Housing Finance Agency urging protections for tenants
  • Our City Council Testimony on Source of Income Discrimination
  • More News

Current Cases & Projects

  • Philadelphia Civil Rights Groups Push Back on Department of Justice Attempt to Terminate Redlining Case in Philadelphia
  • Holding the Department of Justice accountable to remedy alleged redlining in Newark, NJ
  • Enforcing lead-safety in Philadelphia rentals
  • Philadelphia Tenants Take on One of Philadelphia’s Largest Landlords, Odin Properties LLC, in Class Action Lawsuit
  • Standing up for safe senior housing at Brith Sholom House

Past Cases & Projects

  • Securing safe and decent housing for residents of Columbus Property Management
  • Pittsburgh neighborhood organizations head to court to defend inclusionary zoning, affordable housing, and diverse neighborhoods
  • Philadelphian with disabilities threatened with eviction for exercising her rights
  • Curtis Shiver and Carolyn Shiver v. Moshe Zenwirth and EY Realty
  • Zoning Laws & Methadone Treatment
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