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TURN is hiring for the following position:  Hotline Paralegal Tenant Union Representative Network (TURN) seeks Hotline Paralegals committed to advocacy on behalf of low-income marginalized people to join the Tenant Rights Unit. TURN works to address the racial and economic inequities in housing across Philadelphia. While the...

06 May, 2021

Through the PHLRentAssist program, the City of Philadelphia offers emergency rental assistance to help tenants and landlords who have been impacted by COVID-19. To apply, visit: phlrentassist.org ...

20 April, 2021

  Sign up here for a free Renters Rights Webinar. The webinar is each weekday at 12:30 p.m. There are two evening workshops at 6 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays. There is also a weekend workshop at 11 a.m. on Saturdays. If someone does not have internet access...

28 September, 2020

TURN supports the national and international outcry against the racist system of state sanctioned violence against African-American people that has plagued this country since its very foundation. We are particularly concerned about the murder of African-American men under the color of law and the failure...

02 July, 2020

After an initial shut-down Philadelphia Municipal Court is starting to put tenants out again.  Cases that were filed before the courts closed will be allowed to go forward with evicting people from their homes. TENANTS WITH OUTSTANDING COURT CASES MAY NOT GET NEW NOTICES BEFORE...

10 June, 2020

Out of concern for the safety of our staff, clients and the entire community during the Covid-19 pandemic, TURN's office will be conducting a partial shutdown from until further notice.  This  closure will not affect the commitments or the essential operations of  the organization but...

01 March, 2020

Thanks to the efforts of tenants and tenant advocates all terminations of month to month leases or other leases for less than a year require a written 30 day notice stating a justifiable reason ("good cause").  Possible good causes include: —frequent lateness —committing a nuisance —causing property damage ...

17 January, 2020

The City of Philadelphia has a pretty robust housing code.  It is not perfect but it contains a strong standard for quality housing.  However, if you live here or have ever toured our city you would not believe this to be true.  We understand that...

08 December, 2017

This article hits on the human cost of gentrification.  Too often individuals are more focused on getting rich-er and never consider the affect that such decisions have on the very individuals who made them rich in the first place. Housing must be considered a human...

29 September, 2017
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