October 22, 2025

One Year After Philadelphia’s Eviction Reforms: Longer Waits, Fewer Incidents

It’s been just over a year since major changes reshaped Philadelphia’s eviction process, and the results show both progress and new challenges. For more than five decades, evictions in Philadelphia were carried out by two groups — the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office and a private organization known as the Landlord and Tenant Office (LTO). While sheriff’s deputies handled a portion of the...