Some Hope For Rental Owners At Mayoral Forum? Maybe.
Several candidates seeking to be Philadelphia’s next mayor were actually advocating using more properties from the city’s Land Bank for affordable rental housing.
And there was even a glimmer of hope for for paying rental property owners to extend affordable housing contracts with the Philadelphia Housing Authority.
Private Eviction Officer System Has Worked Well For Decades, HAPCO Philadelphia Tells Media
In the wake of the recent shooting during an eviction in Philadelphia there’s been a rush to condemn a system that has mostly worked well in its nearly 60-year history.
HAPCO Philadelphia tells Bisnow.com there’s been just three incidents since the city went to a private landlord-tenant eviction in the mid-1960s.
And HP is quoted saying with recent calls by mayoral candidates to abolish the Philadelphia Sheriffs Office, who would handle writs of possessions and lockouts?
And what would any new system cost Philadelphia rental and investment property owners, many of whom are struggling to stay in the affordable housing market?
HAPCO Philadelphia Tells Media Why Private Landlord-Tenant Eviction Systems Works
WHYY radio knows to contact HAPCO Philadelphia on issues affecting rental and investment property owners.
HP explains why the city’s current landlord-tenant eviction system at Municipal Court is better than the alternatives following the recent shooting during an eviction.
HAPCO Philadelphia Member Tells Media Why Rental Owners Shun HCV
Longtime HAPCO Philadelphia member Pauline Rosenberg sounds off on why rental property owners shy away from participating in the Philadelphia Housing Authority's Housing Choice Voucher program.
