(Updated March 12, 2024) The PA Homeowner Assistance Fund (PAHAF) will reopen March 18, 2024. Funds are limited. Apply ASAP. LASP may be able to help people apply in Bucks, Chester, Delaware & Montgomery counties. The program aims to address delinquency and avoid default, foreclosure or displacement.
Read More(Updated Jan. 16, 2024) ALERT: Montgomery County rent & utility assistance applications CLOSE Jan. 24, 2024. Information & links for Bucks, Chester, Delaware & Montgomery counties are on this page.
Read More(July 2021) Delco CARES assistance is available to qualified homeowners in Delaware County who have been financially impacted by COVID-19.
Read MoreThe Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has a new, limited eviction moratorium in place from Aug. 3-Oct. 3, 2021. As of Aug. 3, current COVID-19 case counts dictate that the moratorium is in place in Bucks, Delaware and Montgomery counties but NOT Chester County. LASP encourages renters to apply for rent and utility assistance in their respective counties.
Read More(Updated July 2021) Have questions about mortgage foreclosure, forbearance or reverse mortgages during COVID-19? Staff Attorney Annie Williams-Neamand developed information to help homeowners who are struggling financially during the pandemic.
Read More(March 31, 2021) The CDC eviction moratorium has been extended to June 30, 2021. Updated information: https://www.lasp.org/news/cdc-eviction-moratorium-extended-to-6-30-2021.
Read More(Oct. 2020) Ronald J. Smolow received a 2020 Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) Pro Bono Award on Oct. 27, for his support of low-income tenants facing eviction. PBA President David Schwager presented the award following the Bucks County Bar Association (BCBA)'s Pro Bono Week CLE, held virtually due to COVID-19.
Read More(Oct. 7, 2020) The Montgomery County Prothonotary’s Office has opened a Landlord-Tenant Office in 1 Montgomery Plaza to process eviction appeals.
Read More(Oct. 7, 2020) Resources for housing help in Delaware County, for renters and homeowners.
Read MoreRental assistance is available in Bucks County through the Bucks County Housing Link at 800-810-4434 or fax 267-339-6110. Call now to apply for the money to help with the rent that may prevent eviction.
LASP is helping renters in landlord-tenant disputes. Bucks County residents can call LASP's Bristol office at 215-781-1111 x210 immediately to see if you qualify.
Read MoreThe Centers for Disease Control (CDC) eviction moratorium took effect Sept. 4, 2020. It declares a national moratorium on residential evictions, through Dec. 31, 2020, for nonpayment (of rent, as well as other fees or charges) under the authority of 42 C.F.R. § 70.2. The moratorium applies only to tenants who present a signed form declaration, to their landlord.
Read More(Oct. 7, 2020) LASP's Helpline and attorneys report a significant increase in housing-related cases since Gov. Wolf's eviction and foreclosure moratoria expired Aug. 31
Read More(Aug. 31, 2020) Pennsylvania's eviction and foreclosure moratoria end Monday, Aug. 31. LASP has received funding to assist people to apply for rental assistance and mortgage assistance being offered by the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) in response to COVID-19.
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