More Pittsburgh households now rent than own their homes, and landlords control a growing share of the housing market countywide. COVID-19 is testing the health of this market, bringing eviction curbs, rent relief and a revived tenants’ rights movement. PublicSource and WESA are exploring these changes and examining the governmental and civic responses to the emergence of Tenant Cities.
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On today’s program: U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh expects the economy to rebuild post-pandemic and improve with an emphasis on domestic production and expanding child care; the state senator first in charge of leading a forensic audit of November’s election has been reassigned and replaced, a move that highlights the power legislative leaders have in Pennsylvania; and a look at how one Pennsylvania city is operating a system of regular rental inspections, a process some in Pittsburgh hope to adopt. -
A judge nixed Pittsburgh’s bid to register and regularly inspect rental housing, but the concept has support from mayoral contenders. What might that look like? Allentown offers answers.
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The 25-year-old housing health code doesn’t include progressive fines or re-inspection charges, and the county hasn’t yet adopted data-driven enforcement or environmental courts — all measures taking hold in other areas of the country.
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Elected officials from the local to federal level have joined residents in calling for immediate improvements to conditions that have spurred a surge in housing health code violations and 911 calls.
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The bank has stakes in low-income housing properties in some 30 communities, and it aims to use its resources and government funds to keep rents low.
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For a family that came to Hi View Gardens in a search for safety and affordability, 2021 has been a year of housing turmoil.
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Three years ago, PNC bought housing complexes in McKeesport, intent on improving them and keeping them affordable. But health violations and 911 calls surged, and residents are organizing to demand better from the nation’s seventh-largest bank.
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A pandemic that impacted income for many families also prompted federal, state and local actions to reduce evictions. But a far-reaching full moratorium…
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A year after the COVID-19 pandemic changed the rules for landlords and tenants, the eviction capital of the county is deep in the suburbs, where tenants…
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On today's program: PublicSource reporter Rich Lord explains why some tenant advocacy groups are looking for ways to grow renters’ political influence in…
