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.](https://pubintlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/public-interest-law-center-practice-area-housing-featured-2-740x509.jpg)
News
- 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
- OCF Realty, one of Philadelphia’s largest real estate companies, sued for source of income discrimination against housing choice voucher holders
- We submitted comments to the Federal Housing Finance Agency urging protections for tenants
- Our City Council Testimony on Source of Income Discrimination
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Current Cases & Projects
- Standing up for safe senior housing at Brith Sholom House
- Pittsburgh neighborhood organizations head to court to defend inclusionary zoning, affordable housing, and diverse neighborhoods
- Renters United / Inquilinxs en la Lucha Philadelphia
- Taking on source of income discrimination in Philadelphia
- Tenant Advocacy Project