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Philly’s City Council turned down a new rental inspection program − studies show that might harm tenants’ health

  • Written by Gabriel L. Schwartz, Assistant Professor of Health Management and Policy, Drexel University
imageTenants who complain to landlords about housing conditions can risk eviction.Photo Jeff Fusco/The Conversation U.S., CC BY-NC-ND

As Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker’s US$2 billion housing planmoves forward, heated debates continue about another set of municipal housing proposals that could transform Philadelphia tenants’ rights.

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