Publications

A selection of our publications and presentations are listed below. Recent publication may be found in our News & Events section.

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Housing and Community Development

• Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP) memo, Mark Schwartz and Laura Schwartz, January 2008
• Section 3 Works Better When Providing Career Opportunities HDR Current Developments, February 2, 2007
• Helping Hands: Tax Credits Offer Law Firms and Companies Incentive to Support Revitalization Efforts, Kristina Klugar, Philadelphia Lawyer, 2008
• Developing Affordable Housing: Legal and Technical Support Activities Typically Needed
• Legal Services Lawyers Support Community-Based Neighborhood Revitalization Efforts, Kristina Klugar, The Journal of the Allegheny County Bar Association, June, 8, 2007
• Making Tax Credits Work for the Disabled, Steve Gold, Kristina Klugar and Mark Schwartz,  Shelterforce, Winter 2006

Homeownership Preservation

• No Place Like Home: Philadelphia’s Approach to Foreclosure Prevention, RHLS/Karen Black, May8 Consulting, September 2011
• The Unintended Consequences of Failing to Fully Fund HEMAP, 2011
• Helping the Unemployed Avoid Foreclosure: A 50 State Solution, 2010
• Avoiding Foreclosure Without Bankruptcy, John Lyons and Cynthia Witman Daly, The Pennsylvania Lawyer, July/August 2007
• HEMAP Helps Families Experiencing Hard Luck to Save Their Homes, Cynthia Witman Daley and Kristina Klugar, The Legal Intelligencer, March 5, 2007

• Pennsylvania’s Abandoned and Blighted Property Conservatorship Act Implementation and Best Practices Manual, Judy Berkman, 2011; Executive Summary
• Judy Berkman’s Adverse PossessionTestimony, September 30, 2009

• Manufactured Housing Law in Pennsylvania, PowerPoint presentation, Donald Marritz and William Shuey, December 14, 2011
• Manufactured Housing Resident Rights brochure (MHR PDF for printing)
• The Resident Protection Project brochure (RPP PDF for printing)
• Summary of Key Manufactured Housing Cases, Donald Marritz and William Shuey, December 16, 2011