Mobile Homes

This handbook from Neighborhood Legal Services Association is designed to address some common problems that you may face as a tenant. It addresses a number issues including Searching for a rental unit; Reviewing and signing your lease; Moving into your new rental unit; Living in your rental unit; and Moving out. [PDF] (2010)

This video, Common Landlord-Tenant Myths, provides information on most of the problems arising during the tenancy, including written versus oral leases, eviction notices, illegal self-help evictions, security deposits, and warranty of habitability. (2012)

Overview of the steps in the eviction process in Philadelphia County. You may receive an eviction notice telling you when your landlord wants you to move out. You do not have to move out by that date. Your landlord must take you to court in order to evict you. This resource from Community Legal Services explains the full eviction process.

Flyer on illegal lockouts and the legal eviction process in Philadelphia County from Community Legal Services of Philadelphia. (June 2016)

This website from the Home Equality Center of Pennsylvania will help to guide you through a successful renting experience by providing general information and self-help resources regarding state and federal Fair Housing laws and Pennsylvania Landlord Tenant Law as it pertains to the rental of private residential property.

There are several types of Residential Property Crimes that take place in Philadelphia. In every case, vulnerable citizens are victimized. However, sometimes it can be difficult to determine who the parties are and what is taking place. This video will go over how to identify and respond to an illegal “self-help” eviction. Updated: December 04, 2025

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