About RHLS

Regional Housing Legal Services is a nonprofit law firm with unique expertise in affordable, sustainable housing and its related components — community and economic development, utility matters and preservation of home ownership. RHLS provides innovative project and policy solutions that help create sustainable communities offering decent, safe and affordable housing for lower-income Pennsylvanians.

With a staff of 13, including 10 attorneys, RHLS serves about 60 community-based organizations per year, and is engaged in numerous efforts to change and promote policies in its areas of focus.

Headquartered in Glenside and with offices in Harrisburg, Gettysburg, and Pittsburgh, RHLS has been involved in hundreds of millions of dollars of development projects since its inception in 1973. 

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How We Work

RHLS works in five areas:

• Development Services: RHLS focuses on improving affordable housing opportunities and community and economic development throughout Pennsylvania.
  
• Housing Law Project (HLP): Through HLP, RHLS provides statewide support to legal services programs that address issues of affordable housing.
  
• The Pennsylvania Utility Law Project (PULP): RHLS works closely with PULP in order to provide information, assistance, and advice about residential utility and energy matters affecting low-income consumers.
• Policy Initiatives: RHLS works to overcome policy-based barriers to progress. Our experienced attorneys analyze public policy and systemic elements with the benefit of historical perspective and the advantage of a visionary eye, quickly identifying critical issues and pinpointing unmet needs.
  
• HEMAP Help Center: RHLS established this web site to provide support for individuals seeking assistance through the Homeowners Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program (HEMAP), a program of the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency.