Philadelphia Housing Authority
Encyclopedia
The Philadelphia Housing Authority is a municipal authority
providing Public housing
services in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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It is the 4th largest housing authority in the United States
and is the largest landlord in Pennsylvania.
Municipal Authority (Pennsylvania)
A Municipal Authority is a form of special-purpose governmental unit in Pennsylvania. The municipal authority is an alternate vehicle for accomplishing public purposes without the direct action of counties, municipalities and school districts...
providing Public housing
Public housing
Public housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is owned by a government authority, which may be central or local. Social housing is an umbrella term referring to rental housing which may be owned and managed by the state, by non-profit organizations, or by a combination of the...
services in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
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It is the 4th largest housing authority in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and is the largest landlord in Pennsylvania.