ULAW 3115 Tenants' Rights and Organizing 3.0 Credits
Housing is a basic human need that affects mental and physical health, education and employment opportunities, and access to resources, but our laws often treat it as a commodity and an instrument of exclusion. This course will provide an introduction to the laws, policies, and politics that directly affect low-income tenants in Philadelphia. We will examine, among other things, evictions and other forms of displacement, the government systems and officials that create and enforce - or fail to enforce - the laws, and how Philadelphia tenants are organizing for change.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit