Implied Warranty of Habitability. Talk to a lawyer.

If you told your landlord in writing that the heat and hot water was broken, save copies. If you told him verbally, write down when you told him and what you said as accurately as you can remember. Landlords are required to maintain habitable accommodations, and that includes heat and hot water. If not, you may be "constructively evicted," which means the apartment is uninhabitable to the point where you have to move out and you're not liable for rent (although you should still be saving the rent money in a separate account and not just spending it on other stuff). But talk to a lawyer first, someone already linked phillytenant.org which is a great place to start.

This bus is apparently coming from Texas with absolutely zero coordination or official communication. We only know it's coming because of a tip-off from "a community partner organization," probably some kind of volunteer. The article says there are infants on this bus.

Absolutely disgusting that conservatives are willing to use actual human lives to play political football. But it's our turn to step up and show these people the compassion Texas lacks. We welcome them with open arms!