About The Pennsylvania Housing Law Project

Who We Are

The Pennsylvania Housing Law Project was created in 1990 under the umbrella of Regional Housing Legal Services (RHLS). PHLP acts as a support center for legal services programs that address issues related to affordable housing, including:

• landlord tenant law
  
• foreclosures
• fair housing
  
• state and federal programs

What We Do

PA Housing Law Project supports legal services programs by:

• Providing information about current housing and related issues to legal advocates statewide To be added to PA Housing Law Project’s mailing list, click here.
• Developing special training sessions to increase advocates’ expertise in representing individuals who are facing mortgage foreclosure or who are victims of predatory lending
• Monitoring and reviewing proposed legislation and court rules
• Recommending new and amended statutes and court rules to further the interests of Pennsylvania’s low-income residents
• Fostering increased collaboration among legal aid advocates and members of the private bar to counter mortgage foreclosures and predatory lending practices.
• Consulting with other advocates about pending issues and cases

Key Partnerships

• Homeownership Emergency Mortgage Foreclosure Assistance Program (HEMAP)
• North Penn Legal Services
• Mid Penn Legal Services
• Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network (PLAN) Housing Law and Consumer Law Groups