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kilometr t1_jeb6z5u wrote

Reply to comment by JBizznass in Landlord-tenant officer shoots woman in head during eviction, police say by phillycheeez

Yeah. I would say that evictions are difficult and it’s lucky we don’t see this more often.

My parents used to rent out a back room studio to our house. We moved in part cause it was more trouble then it was worth. The unit was pretty affordable and I think Section 8 housing. I feel like the 8 years there maybe were like 2 forced evictions took place, along with a couple of tenants who left voluntarily. It was a small town so the police force would show up and make sure they vacated the property. I remember one time it involved my mom getting hit in the back with a pan and the tenant arrested. Usually if a forceful presence is needed, things likely are about to boil over.

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phillybeardo t1_jeb6sqd wrote

Reply to Parent is getting referred to Penn Neurology for suspected ALS. Anyone here have a recommendation regarding specific doctor? by pleeplious

I wasn't admitted for ALS, but I had a cancer related brain tumor that had to be removed back in January, and the lead doctor on my team was Christina Jackson. I can attest that they did a wonderful job (besides how they shaved my curls for incision lol), considering what I was faced with. A very clean removal, with no residual after effects! Kinda amazing, tbh.

Dunno if that helps in any way, but best of luck to you!

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Chimpskibot t1_jeb4ur9 wrote

Reply to comment by randompittuser in [Inquirer] Census data shows Philadelphia population drop in 2022 by _crapitalism

It’s safe to say the ACS is meaningless and all policy and conclusions should be drawn from the census every decade which showed modest population gains in Philadelphia. Rental Vacancy is the best metric along with rental growth to understand population growth YOY because people need a place to live and housing pressure is directly correlated to population/income growth.

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ColdJay64 t1_jeb4ik9 wrote

Reply to comment by TheBSQ in [Inquirer] Census data shows Philadelphia population drop in 2022 by _crapitalism

As I shared in another comment which I think is relevant to your points, the biggest losers were Los Angeles County, California (-90,704); Cook County, Illinois (-68,314); Queens County, New York (-50,112); Kings County, New York (-46,970); and Bronx County, New York (-41,143).

I think all of the "legacy" cities posting losses larger than Philly (though we're obviously in this category too) does point to a larger trend like you said.

Even major "Sun Belt" cities like Miami, Houston and Dallas, all had sizable domestic out-migration: Miami-Dade County, FL (-38,203); Harris County, TX (-20,006); and Dallas County, TX (-20,245). All of this is assuming this data is remotely accurate.

Gen Z is still moving to cities and it's encouraging that Philly is one of their top destinations. We had a higher net gain than NYC, Chicago, Houston, Charlotte, etc. I wasn't alive in the 70s but wasn't that the immediate aftermath of white flight? I don't think things will get anywhere near that bad.

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doublestoddington t1_jeb42lp wrote

Reply to comment by BUrower in [Inquirer] Census data shows Philadelphia population drop in 2022 by _crapitalism

When someone rents in a new building, they may be vacating an old. While there are laws in PA around vacancy decontrol (rent raised at renewal of lease), we do not have any around vacancy control (rent can only be raised x amount for the new tenant). Without that any landlord will of course seek the best rent they can, often a substantial jump and thus a decrease in supply of lower rate rentals. This can be addressed long term with ample supply, both public and private. However in addition to increasing supply, we should be looking at some sort of price control.

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