![]() ![]() Mark has worked with the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency and many partners to optimize the Credit to serve the lowest income and most vulnerable. ![]() Mark was heavily involved with the creation and implementation of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit in Pennsylvania, which is currently the central source of financing for new affordable housing. RHLS attorneys have represented nonprofit clients developing and maintaining affordable housing resulting in the creation or preservation of 9,145 units of affordable rental housing or homeownership units and over $1.4 billion in financing, while building out policy advocacy for affordable housing and access to utilities. Under Mark’s leadership, RHLS grew from a staff of three attorneys based only in Bucks County to a staff of twenty-three, with offices in the Philadelphia area, Harrisburg, and Pittsburgh. Since then, RHLS has helped thousands of Pennsylvanians find and keep a place to call home and has assisted in the revitalization of many communities across the Commonwealth. Mark joined the staff of RHLS as a staff attorney in 1974, only a year after the organization was formed. During his tenure at RHLS, Mark built an incredibly strong and well-staffed organization that continues to serve a vital role in Pennsylvania. Throughout his career, Mark’s amazing vision and leadership were critical to helping RHLS create affordable housing in Pennsylvania and he remains active in advocacy for affordable housing. He currently serves as Of Counsel at RHLS, continuing to provide support to the organization. Mark Schwartz led Regional Housing Legal Services (RHLS) as its Executive Director for nearly forty years – most of the organization’s existence.
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