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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A logo: 3 stylized houses under a swoosh. Regional HOusing Legal Services: opening doors for an equitable future
Join us on 09/03/2025 for a webinar: Utility Assistance- What You Need to Know! Join us Wednesday, 9/3/25, from 1 -2 PM for important utility information, assistance programs, and other critical resources! Pennsylvania Utility Law Project staff will provide an overview of the current utility assistance landscape, state-wide resources to assist people having trouble paying utilities, and how to protect individuals and families from the loss of utility services. Our presenter will cover eligibility requirements and deadlines, common misconceptions and barriers, emerging issues, consumer/tenant rights, and more. Speakers: Lauren Berman, Esq., Senior Staff Attorney, Pennsylvania Utility Law Project Registration will close at 12:00 PM - 1 hour prior to the webinar start time You will receive the link and call in information from the Housing Alliance 1 hour prior to the webinar. Pricing: Free for Members. $25 for Non-Members Email info@housingalliancepa.org to verify your membership.
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Fair Housing Laws and HUD Guidance Workshop for Service Providers, a practical training to equip service providers with essential knowledge of fair housing laws, HUD guidance, and state protections to better assist clients with criminal and/or eviction histories navigate the housing landscape. participants will be better able to: educate their clients on their rights, advocate with landlords using HUD-compliant language, and connect landlords to free tenant screening reviews bridge gaps between clients and housing providers leverage federal and state protections to combat discriminatory policies. This session will cover key protections under the Fair Housing Act, including reviewing HUD’s 2016 & 2023 guidance on criminal records and HUD’s 2023 guidance on tenant screening and eviction histories and discussion of their relevance to the FHA, even if modified by HUD. Speakers: Vanessa Raymond-Garcia, Sr. Policy Analyst, Kim Dolan, Dir. of Development Legal Services, July 29 11 AM - 12
Fair Housing Laws and HUD Guidance Workshop for Service Providers, a practical training to equip service providers with essential knowledge of fair housing laws, HUD guidance, and state protections to better assist clients with criminal and/or eviction histories navigate the housing landscape. participants will be better able to: educate their clients on their rights, advocate with landlords using HUD-compliant language, and connect landlords to free tenant screening reviews bridge gaps between clients and housing providers leverage federal and state protections to combat discriminatory policies. This session will cover key protections under the Fair Housing Act, including reviewing HUD’s 2016 & 2023 guidance on criminal records and HUD’s 2023 guidance on tenant screening and eviction histories and discussion of their relevance to the FHA, even if modified by HUD. Speakers: Vanessa Raymond-Garcia, Sr. Policy Analyst, Kim Dolan, Dir. of Development Legal Services, July 29 11 AM - 12
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Fair Housing Laws and HUD Guidance Workshop for Service Providers, a practical training to equip service providers with essential knowledge of fair housing laws, HUD guidance, and state protections to better assist clients with criminal and/or eviction histories navigate the housing landscape. participants will be better able to: educate their clients on their rights, advocate with landlords using HUD-compliant language, and connect landlords to free tenant screening reviews bridge gaps between clients and housing providers leverage federal and state protections to combat discriminatory policies. This session will cover key protections under the Fair Housing Act, including reviewing HUD’s 2016 & 2023 guidance on criminal records and HUD’s 2023 guidance on tenant screening and eviction histories and discussion of their relevance to the FHA, even if modified by HUD. Speakers: Vanessa Raymond-Garcia, Sr. Policy Analyst, Kim Dolan, Dir. of Development Legal Services, July 29 11 AM - 12
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Take Action for Increased Funding for Home Preservation and Repair Dear Friend, Co-sponsor memos are now circulating in both the House and Senate for a new state-funded program that would continue the critical work of the Whole-Home Repairs Program. The one-time Whole-Home Repairs investment in 2022 was a game changer. With nearly half of our state's housing built before 1970, many homes are aging into disrepair. This program allowed communities to address urgent repair needs so people could stay safely housed. The proposed PA Home Preservation Program builds on the most successful components of the previous program, focusing on critical health and safety repairs to help people stay in their homes and preserve our aging housing stock.
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March 10 Day of Action. Protect HID! Protect Affordable homes. Tell DOGE: Hands off Housing. Take action with NHLIC Today!
The PLAN Homeownership & Consumer Rights Law Group is hosting a first-ever state-wide in-person conference on Heirs Properties and Tangled Titles. The conference will be held in Harrisburg on Thursday, March 6, 2025, starting at 2:00 PM, through Friday, March 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM. Topics to be discussed include: Introduction to Probate: Raise and Administer an Estate Introduction to Estate Planning: Drafting Wills, powers of attorney and advanced medical directives Litigation and other solutions to Tangled Title issues Local and State policy solutions to heirs' property and tangled titles Understanding state inheritance and Medicaid estate recovery Registration for staff of non-PLAN public interest, government or other non-profit organization is $150. CLE Credit This program has been approved by the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board for 9 hours of substantive law, practice and procedure CLE credit.
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