Housing Advocates Participate in Town Hall with Rep Isaacson

On March 18, 2021, the Housing Unit at Philadelphia Legal Assistance co-hosted a townhall with Representative Mary Louise Isaacson. 

The topics were as follows:

• The Save Your Home Philly Hotline 
• How to Get Help with Your Mortgage
• Landlord Tenant Matters (CLS)
• Eviction Diversion Program 

If you missed the Town Hall, you can find the recording shared on our Facebook page at facebook.com/philalegal. You can also view a printable version of the information provided here.

Where to Go for Help

For help with home mortgages, sheriff sales, tangled titles, or evictions: call PLA's Save Your Home Philly Hotline at 215-334-HOME (4663) between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Call Community Legal Services at 215-981-3700 if you have Private Landlord Tenant Issues like:

• Your home is in disrepair,
• You are facing illegal lockout
• Your landlord is unlawfully cutting off your utilities
• You have a complaint before the Philadelphia Fair Housing Commission

Call Philadelphia Legal Assistance's General Intake Hotline at 215-981-380 Monday through Thursday from 9:30am to 12:00pm for:

• Help with Unemployment Compensation 
• Tax Issues
• Any other issue 

To find the resources shared during the Town Hall, please see below: 

• Outline of the Presentation 

• Website for Virtual Sheriff Sales (this is where the sheriff sale properties are now listed - check here to seee if a property is schedule to be sold): www.bid4assets.com/philadelphia

• Loan Look up Tools

  • www.knowyouroptions.com/loanlookup (Fannie Mae)

  • www.loanlookup.freddiemac.com (Freddie Mac)

• Philadelphia Eviction Prevention Project: http://www.phillytenant.org/

• Philly Tenant Hotline: 267 443 2500

• For landlords who want to apply to participate in Eviction Diversion, you can apply here: https://eviction-diversion.phila.gov/#/