Why We’re Proud: New Video from CLS
This video gives you a glimpse into the work CLS’s staff attorneys, paralegals, social workers, and other advocates do every…
This video gives you a glimpse into the work CLS’s staff attorneys, paralegals, social workers, and other advocates do every…
The COVID-19 pandemic has made our nation’s ongoing housing affordability crisis more apparent, while also exposing how little we know…
For information in English ¿Qué es un título de propiedad enredado? Si usted vive en una casa que usted…
CLS attorney Montgomery Wilson, Esq, submitted testimony to the City Committee on Finance on November 13, 2019 in support of…
Community Legal Services attorney Rachel Gallegos testified on June 10, 2021, in support of Councilmember Cherelle Parker’s resolution calling for…
Residential security deposits in Pennsylvania are regulated by the Landlord-Tenant Act (68 P.S. §250.511 and §250.512). A security deposit is…
Right to Counsel passed unanimously in Philadelphia City Council on November 14! This bill guarantees low income tenants an attorney…
Para información en español What is a tangled title? If you live in a house that you think you…
Read the full report Racial and economic disparities in affordable housing existed long before the COVID-19 pandemic, and yet, new…
Each of the nearly 20,000 eviction complaints filed in Philadelphia Municipal Court each year carries a lifelong blemish on a…
Last year, Philadelphia released new “assessments” of property values, which are used to calculate property tax bills. If your assessed…
This report was written by Youth Justice Project inaugural Youth Action Board members, Deja Morgan, Alexi Chacon, and Madison Nardy. …
Today, October 14, City Council unanimously passed the 2021-2022 Neighborhood Preservation Initiative Program Statement and Budget to provide significant new funding for…
New Report Shows Unintentional, Systemic Bias in Philadelphia Property Assessments Today, Community Legal Services of Philadelphia (CLS) announced the publication…
“It makes you feel defeated and hopeless. It’s like you feel stuck. You have no help and nowhere to turn…
Following the success of initial rollout, low-income tenants in 19134 and 19144 zip codes are now guaranteed legal representation when…