Balance in the Rental Market

Policy Committee    August 16, 2022

PHILADELPHIA, AUG. 16– The House Democratic Policy Committee convened a hearing in Philadelphia that brought landlords, tenants and housing officials together to discuss how lawmakers could strike a balance in the rental market. The hearing, titled Balance in the Rental Market, was hosted by Rep. Darisha Parker (D-Philadelphia) at Salus University’s Eye Institute in Philadelphia on Tuesday, August 16 from 10 a.m.- 12 p.m. Many of the testifiers discussed the economic hardships that the COVID-19 pandemic brought on both landlords and tenants, as well as property management and eviction rates. 

Host + Testifiers

• Hosts: Rep. Darisha Parker (D-Philadelphia)
• Testifiers:
  • Joan Preston, Landlord
  • Jeanine Taylor, Tenant
  • Derek Jolly, Landlord/Tenant
  • Bret Holden, Vice President of Leased Housing, Philadelphia Housing Authority
  • Catherine Califano, First Deputy Director, Philadelphia Department of Planning and Development
  • Andre Del Valle, Vice President, Pennsylvania Apartment Association
  • Osarugue Grace Osa-Edoh, Supervising Attorney, Community Legal Services of Philadelphia

Agenda + Testimony

• Hearing agenda and list of participants: Balance in the Rental Market

Media Release + News Coverage

• Balance in the rental market focus of House Democratic Policy Hearing, August 16, 2022

Photos

• Click here to view photos from this hearing