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Quick Guide to Housing Services
Homeownership Programs
American Dream Downpayment Initiative* 215-686-9749
(OHCD) Provides up to $10,000 to first-time buyers of properties in selected developments. Housing counseling required. Click here for more information.
First-Time Homebuyer Programs * 215-686-9749
City, state and federal programs. Click here for more information.
SaveYourHomePhilly 215-334-HOME (4663)
(OHCD) Free counseling assistance for homeowners behind on mortgage payments or facing foreclosure.
Click here for more information.
Settlement Grant * 215-686-9749
(OHCD) Provides up to $500 per household to help first-time Philadelphia homebuyers pay for closing costs. Click here for more information.
Housing Repairs
Adaptive Modifications Program* 215-448-2160
(PHDC) Provides free adaptations to house or apartment of low-income disabled individuals. Click here for more information.
Basic Systems Repair Program* 215-448-2160
(PHDC) Free emergency repairs to electrical, plumbing
and/or heating systems of an owner-occupied property.
Click here for more information.
Emergency Heater Hotline* 215-568-7190
Free minor heater repairs.
Philadelphia Home Improvement Loan*
www.PhilaLoan.com
877-4-U-PHILA
Provides low-interest home improvement loan up to $25,000
to qualified homeowners.
PHIL-Plus/Mini-PHIL* 215-686-9749
Provides home improvement loans to owners with less-than-perfect credit. Call for list of housing counseling agencies. Click here for more information.
Property Tax Abatement 215-686-9270
Provides tax relief on home improvements for 10 years.
Click here for more information.
SHARP 215-765-9040
www.pcaphl.org
(PCA) Free minor repairs to homes of elderly Philadelphians.
Weatherization* 215-448-2160
(PHDC) Free weatherization and energy-efficiency
improvements to owner-occupied and rental units.
Click here for more information.
* Income guidelines apply
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Contact Numbers
Mortgage Foreclosure Prevention Assistance
SaveYourHomePhilly hotline
215-334-HOME (4663)
Housing
Complaints/Problems
Licenses & Inspections 215-686-2463
Landlord/Tenant Problems
Community Legal Services 215-981-3700
Licenses & Inspections 215-686-2463
Tenant Union Representative Network
215-940-3900
Public Housing
Provides subsidized rental opportunities.
Conventional Sites - Admissions 215-684-4300
Scattered Sites - Admissions 215-684-4300
Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8)
215-684-4300
Senior Citizen Programs
Philadelphia Corporation for Aging (PCA)
215-765-9040
BenePhilly
800-236-2194
Special-Needs Housing
ActionAIDS, Inc. 215-981-0088
Women Against Abuse 215-386-1280
Utility Bill Assistance
Energy Coordinating Agency 215-988-0929
LIHEAP 866-857-7095, 215-560-1583
Utility Emergency Services Fund 215-972-5170
Vacant House/Lot Acquisition
PHDC-owned properties 215-448-3000
Public Property-owned properties
215-686-4443
RDA-owned properties 215-854-6500
City Housing Agencies
OHCD/PHDC/RDA all at
1234 Market St., Phila., PA 19107
Office of Housing and Community Development (OHCD)
17th
Floor 215-686-9749
www.phila.gov/ohcd
Philadelphia Housing Development Corp.
(PHDC) 17th
Floor 215-448-3000
www.phdchousing.org
Redevelopment Authority (RDA)
16th Floor 215-854-6500
www.phila.gov/rda
Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA)
12 S. 23rd St., Phila., PA 19103 215-684-4000
www.pha.phila.gov
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