Webinar: A New Affordable Rental Housing Preservation Initiative: Join Us for A Web Event and Breakout Discussions
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A New Affordable Rental Housing Preservation Initiative: Join Us for A Web Event and Breakout Discussions
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An Introductory Affordable Rental Housing Preservation Survey
If you would like to learn more about Technical Assistance and Grants from Regional Housing Legal Services and LISC, please tell us a bit more about your preservation needs by completing this introductory survey.
Presented on May 22nd, 2024
Join the Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania, Regional Housing Legal Services, Neighborhood Allies, and LISC Philadelphia as we kick off a new project to preserve affordable rental housing across Pennsylvania!
We have designed this web event for both those new to preservation as well as those not new and eager to share challenges and strategies to do more on this topic.
Presenters will provide:
An overview of the importance of preservation and publicly assisted affordable rental preservation strategies;
a space to hear your input and insights into the challenges and type of assistance that will help you; and
information on current technical assistance opportunities to support preservation.
Speakers:
Bryce Maretzki Director of Office of Strategic Planning & Policy, PA Housing Finance Agency
Kim Dolan, Esq., Director of Development Legal Services, Regional Housing Legal Services
Rose Gray, Senior Vice President of Community & Economic Development; Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha (APM)
Kendall Pelling, Executive Director; Rising Tide Partners
Dina Schlossberg, Executive Director, Regional Housing Legal Services
More Information:
According to the national housing preservation database, over the next five years nearly 12,000 units of private and non-profit owned publicly assisted affordable rental housing in Pennsylvania will reach the end of a rental assistance or restricted covenant agreement. Property owners will need to renovate properties, replace obsolete systems, and upgrade for energy efficiency. This challenge is even more acute in neighborhoods experiencing the displacement of residents by rising rents, energy burden, and loss of affordable units.