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Philadelphia delays reopening of landlord-tenant court, a reprieve for renters struggling during the pandemic

Philadelphia's landlord-tenant court, scheduled to reopen Monday, will stay closed until Sept. 2. Advocates expect a flood of evictions once courts reopen and the city's eviction moratorium ends Aug. 31.

Laron Campbell, a Community Legal Services client, hugs Philadelphia City Councilmember Helen Gym after a committee voted in favor of Gym's bill providing free legal counsel to tenants facing eviction. Because of the pandemic, landlord-tenant court was planning to temporarily suspend the "lawyer of the day" program to figure out how it could work with safe social distancing.
Laron Campbell, a Community Legal Services client, hugs Philadelphia City Councilmember Helen Gym after a committee voted in favor of Gym's bill providing free legal counsel to tenants facing eviction. Because of the pandemic, landlord-tenant court was planning to temporarily suspend the "lawyer of the day" program to figure out how it could work with safe social distancing.Read moreMONICA HERNDON / Staff Photographer
    by Michaelle Bond
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