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• Tenants! Being Evicted?

  Information from Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc. on the rights of tenants who are being evicted. Read More

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  Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc.

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• How to Prepare for Landlord-Tenant Court if You are Facing Eviction (Video)

  Video from Community Legal Services of Philadelphia, in conjunction with the Philadelphia Eviction Prevention Project, providing a description of your rights when being evicted and about how the eviction process works. Specific information is included about the eviction process that is followed in Philadelphia, along with some resources for people facing eviction in Philadelphia. Read More

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  Community Legal Services of Philadelphia

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  Spanish / Español

• Mortgage and Housing Assistance during the Coronavirus National Emergency

  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) have partnered to launch a new mortgage and housing assistance website to help homeowners and renters during the coronavirus pandemic. The page provides information on what to do now, and what your options are for mortgage and rent payment relief. Read More

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  Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

• Filing an Appeal of an Eviction (Video)

  This video from Neighborhood Legal Services Association outlines the steps that you need to take in order to file an appeal of an eviction decision from the Magisterial District Court to the Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania. Specific instructions are given for cases in counties served by Neighborhood Legal Services Association. Read More

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  Neighborhood Legal Services Association

• Illegal Lockouts (Video)

  This video from Neighborhood Legal Services Association explains tenants' rights under the law in Pennsylvania that offer protection against self-help evictions when the landlord changes the locks or renders the property unusable without following the property eviction procedures. Read More

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  Neighborhood Legal Services Association

• Eviction Process in Pennsylvania (Video)

  Video from the Allegheny County Department of Human Services explaining the eviction process in Pennsylvania. Read More

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  Allegheny County Department of Human Service

• Illegal Lockouts in Philadelphia County

  Flyer on illegal lockouts and the legal eviction process in Philadelphia County. Content Detail

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  Community Legal Services of Philadelphia

• Landlord Tenant Overview and Notice Requirements

  Information from Northwestern Legal Services providing an overview of landlord tenant law and notice requirements. Read More

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  Northwestern Legal Services

• Moved Out and Left Items? How to Get Back Your Belongings After Being Evicted or Moving Out.

  This brochure from Neighborhood Legal Services Association discusses the rules for a tenant trying to retrieve personal belongings if items are left behind at a rental property. Read More

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  Neighborhood Legal Services Association

• What Kind of Notice to Vacate Is Required for Residential Leases under Pennsylvania Law?

  Information from Neighborhood Legal Services Association on notice requirements in eviction. Content Detail

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  Neighborhood Legal Services Association

• Eviction Process Overview - Philadephia County

  Overview of the steps in the eviction process in Philadelphia County. Content Detail

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  Community Legal Services of Philadelphia

• Housing Rights for Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence in Philadelphia County

  Flyer describing the housing rights of victims of domestic and sexual violence under local Philadelphia law. Content Detail

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  Community Legal Services of Philadelphia

• PhillyTenant.org

  Website providing information and resources on Tenants Rights in Philadelphia. PhillyTenant.org is the product of a collaboration of legal services and tenant advocacy organizations in Philadelphia. Site provides written resource materials, videos and information on Tenants Rights Workshops held in Philadelphia. Content Detail

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  Philadelphia Eviction Prevention Project

• The Eviction Process in Philadelphia County

  Description of the steps in the eviction process in Philadelphia that a landlord must follow to evict a tenant. Content Detail

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  Community Legal Services of Philadelphia

• A Tenant's Guide to Renting

  This handbook from Neighborhood Legal Services Association is designed to address some common problems that you may face as a tenant. It addresses a number issues including Searching for a rental unit; Reviewing and signing your lease; Moving into your new rental unit; Living in your rental unit; and Moving out. [PDF] Content Detail

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  Neighborhood Legal Services Association