A nonprofit law firm with unique expertise in affordable, sustainable housing and its related components (reposts do not indicate endorsement).https://bsky.app/profile/rhlspa.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/rhlspa.bsky.social/post/3mjwtsrd5fo2sHow can we make housing more affordable? Build more housing! Read lessons from Austin. https://buff.ly/XOxlWQw20 Apr 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:fepb63ylc4mcwlp2tqzmm65j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwtsrd5fo2shttps://bsky.app/profile/rhlspa.bsky.social/post/3mjhv2jroa325Register here: buff.ly/OX9BEuP Making Homeownership Affordable: Bringing Fannie and Freddie Back to Mission April 16 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm14 Apr 2026 17:16 +0000at://did:plc:fepb63ylc4mcwlp2tqzmm65j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhv2jroa325https://bsky.app/profile/rhlspa.bsky.social/post/3mjfmvscl422xOur Director of Policy attended today's PA House Housing and Community Development Committee meeting, where several bills to stabilize PA communities and expand affordable housing options passed with bipartisan support. Thank you, Rep. Brandon Markosek and Rep. Rich Irvin, for your leadership!13 Apr 2026 19:44 +0000at://did:plc:fepb63ylc4mcwlp2tqzmm65j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfmvscl422xhttps://bsky.app/profile/rhlspa.bsky.social/post/3mjfg236zoh2x13 Apr 2026 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:fepb63ylc4mcwlp2tqzmm65j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfg236zoh2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/rhlspa.bsky.social/post/3miyo2gswnh2nUnderstanding the need to highlight supportive housing, The AIA has featured the Corporation for Supportive Housing in their latest issue focusing on emergency housing, homelessness, and the need to address housing for the "missing middle". You can find it here https://buff.ly/af10bMJ08 Apr 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:fepb63ylc4mcwlp2tqzmm65j/app.bsky.feed.post/3miyo2gswnh2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/rhlspa.bsky.social/post/3mitndlqcan25"Why, he wondered, were his neighbors in Miami living in unsafe housing in one of the richest cities in the richest country in the world?" https://buff.ly/4VGTLSu06 Apr 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:fepb63ylc4mcwlp2tqzmm65j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mitndlqcan25https://bsky.app/profile/rhlspa.bsky.social/post/3mim3skpegs2k"Sixteen states and DC are challenging guidance from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that plaintiffs allege imposes new rules and funding conditions they say could weaken state protections against housing discrimination — and their ability to investigate them." https://buff.ly/wn152ho03 Apr 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:fepb63ylc4mcwlp2tqzmm65j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mim3skpegs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/rhlspa.bsky.social/post/3mijlerncko2tA 50-bed homeless shelter for single adults in Norristown has broken ground! Read more in the local paper: https://buff.ly/cFxnyhG02 Apr 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:fepb63ylc4mcwlp2tqzmm65j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijlerncko2thttps://bsky.app/profile/rhlspa.bsky.social/post/3miekftdfxs2fWhat is Functional Zero, and how do we get there? Read more from Project Home: https://buff.ly/Hxcnpjw31 Mar 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:fepb63ylc4mcwlp2tqzmm65j/app.bsky.feed.post/3miekftdfxs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/rhlspa.bsky.social/post/3mic25uv5zc25It's tempting to try to simplify the causes of the affordable housing crisis, and 'regulation' is a frequent target, but there's more to the story. Read more: https://buff.ly/TeiST6k30 Mar 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:fepb63ylc4mcwlp2tqzmm65j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mic25uv5zc25https://bsky.app/profile/rhlspa.bsky.social/post/3mi2ikzv5nv2k"This actually makes the politics of getting people to accept more housing incredibly difficult b/c it's an awful political slogan, 'Let's build more housing so price increases aren't as high as they would've been if we hadn't built as much housing. No one wants to run on that." https://buff.ly/ZSHdNby27 Mar 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:fepb63ylc4mcwlp2tqzmm65j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2ikzv5nv2khttps://bsky.app/profile/rhlspa.bsky.social/post/3mhxy63fe5t2iManufactured housing is less costly to purchase, and it is finally losing its stigma: https://buff.ly/AxCUAgu26 Mar 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:fepb63ylc4mcwlp2tqzmm65j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxy63fe5t2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/rhlspa.bsky.social/post/3mhsx6xmuq22fJoin RHLS Senior Policy Analyst Vanessa Raymond Garcia for the Fair Housing Empower Hour. Head to our website for more details and to register: https://buff.ly/ByKrnYl24 Mar 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:fepb63ylc4mcwlp2tqzmm65j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhsx6xmuq22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/rhlspa.bsky.social/post/3mhqgmvoci22yThe Housing Action Plan Virtual Session: Join Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania and co-hosting partners for a briefing with Administration officials on the details of the recently released Governor’s Housing Action Plan. March 24, 2026, from 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM. Register today: https://buff.ly/EWGtc5n23 Mar 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:fepb63ylc4mcwlp2tqzmm65j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqgmvoci22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/rhlspa.bsky.social/post/3mhivh23b6o2b"...the paper argues that affordability is not fundamentally a housing supply issue that can be solved with deregulation—inequality is the primary driver." https://buff.ly/5HMN3Wg20 Mar 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:fepb63ylc4mcwlp2tqzmm65j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhivh23b6o2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/rhlspa.bsky.social/post/3mhgeulm5nc2q"Permanent Supportive Housing works; if this funding disappears, we will see a spike in utilization of various emergency systems, including hospitalization, emergency services, and the prison system. Worst of all, we will see our most vulnerable community members lose their lives." https://buff.ly/u5FZ9Vh19 Mar 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:fepb63ylc4mcwlp2tqzmm65j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhgeulm5nc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/rhlspa.bsky.social/post/3mhbdx76kos2iPhiladelphia wants to bring in its homeless population from the cold, permanently! Read more about the city's plans: https://buff.ly/mBf1b7t17 Mar 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:fepb63ylc4mcwlp2tqzmm65j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhbdx76kos2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/rhlspa.bsky.social/post/3mh6tfvikuv2iJoin the Housing Alliance for the Housing Action Plan Virtual Session on March 24. Check out the details on our website. https://buff.ly/Zwk7nc616 Mar 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:fepb63ylc4mcwlp2tqzmm65j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh6tfvikuv2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/rhlspa.bsky.social/post/3mgxbyt3hkc2qWhat happens to a community when CDCs sell off their affordable housing? Read more about how hard market changes are hitting operating costs, driving some organizations to sell: https://buff.ly/YoJwMsl13 Mar 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:fepb63ylc4mcwlp2tqzmm65j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgxbyt3hkc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/rhlspa.bsky.social/post/3mgv2xo42ls2iLarge lot rent increases can force families and seniors out of their homes. It’s time for PA to join at least 12 other states in regulating rate increases in MHCs by passing HB 1250/ SB 745. This bipartisan legislation would require MHC owners to justify unusually large lot rent and fee increases. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Mar 2026 18:50 +0000at://did:plc:fepb63ylc4mcwlp2tqzmm65j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgv2xo42ls2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/rhlspa.bsky.social/post/3mgsb7tys522fArdmore House II is under construction now! Read more about this development that RHLS worked on with Genesis Housing and HumanGood. https://buff.ly/mK58IfO11 Mar 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:fepb63ylc4mcwlp2tqzmm65j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgsb7tys522fhttps://bsky.app/profile/rhlspa.bsky.social/post/3mgpqmq5fz52bWe frequently write about tangled title, when there is confusion between heirs, but even worse is when the deed is recorded with differences from the state records! Read about this community in New Jersey as it struggles to straighten out town records and fight off gentrification. buff.ly/KDcwFY9 https://buff.ly/KDcwFY910 Mar 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:fepb63ylc4mcwlp2tqzmm65j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgpqmq5fz52bhttps://bsky.app/profile/rhlspa.bsky.social/post/3mgna2frucq2xRHLS applauds NYC for its commitment to housing with dignity for returning citizens. Read about their progress, including utilizing an underused hospital campus for medically complex individuals exiting the carceral system: https://buff.ly/7S9SX1k09 Mar 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:fepb63ylc4mcwlp2tqzmm65j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgna2frucq2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/rhlspa.bsky.social/post/3mgfsbfixsz2zFor families living in stand-alone rentals, tenant organizing can be more challenging, but in the face of investor ownership, just as necessary as the tenants in multi-family properties. Check out this article on how some tenants managed to build a scattered network: https://buff.ly/m5737UE06 Mar 2026 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:fepb63ylc4mcwlp2tqzmm65j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgfsbfixsz2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/rhlspa.bsky.social/post/3mgdbpoop262m“The research also shows that rent stabilization does not cause the problems that critics sometimes associate with it. In fact, no study, anywhere in the country, has shown a decline in new construction as a result of rent stabilization.”05 Mar 2026 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:fepb63ylc4mcwlp2tqzmm65j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdbpoop262mhttps://bsky.app/profile/rhlspa.bsky.social/post/3mgarcqx4qw2hLast fall, RHLS client Federation Housing celebrated the ribbon-cutting on the Daniel B. Green House in Trevose. RHLS's Kim Dolan worked on this development, helping to bring sixty new affordable homes for seniors to the increasingly-expensive Bucks County. Read more on our website: https://buff.ly/89xkRIx04 Mar 2026 17:04 +0000at://did:plc:fepb63ylc4mcwlp2tqzmm65j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgarcqx4qw2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/rhlspa.bsky.social/post/3mg6ateomgl2e" A little bit of stability, it turns out, goes a very long way." Read what Scotland is doing to help its immigrant population stay housed. https://buff.ly/9lfOdo203 Mar 2026 17:04 +0000at://did:plc:fepb63ylc4mcwlp2tqzmm65j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6ateomgl2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/rhlspa.bsky.social/post/3mg3qddvucc2hUpstate New York municipalities are eager to adopt stronger tenant protections, such as the Good Cause Eviction Law. This law guarantees lease renewals as long as tenants pay their rent and abide by their lease agreements. https://buff.ly/hFbYFat02 Mar 2026 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:fepb63ylc4mcwlp2tqzmm65j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg3qddvucc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/rhlspa.bsky.social/post/3mfu6za5rc32oRural homelessness is harder to see than urban, but the same problems confront people trying to find and keep affordable housing. Read more from this Indiana news article: https://buff.ly/qF7gacf27 Feb 2026 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:fepb63ylc4mcwlp2tqzmm65j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfu6za5rc32ohttps://bsky.app/profile/rhlspa.bsky.social/post/3mfrofmq4o42a“We are all moving in a unified way to attempt to do what has never been done in the city of Philadelphia before. And that is to create a manufacturing hub for housing,” says the Philadelphia mayor, what do you think? https://buff.ly/0IUBJeE26 Feb 2026 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:fepb63ylc4mcwlp2tqzmm65j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfrofmq4o42a