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Property tax and rent rebate program will soon serve more older Pennsylvanians

The rebate program had not seen a full update since 2006 despite repeated bipartisan efforts to stem enrollment declines.
By Charlotte Keith/Spotlight PA

Proposal to update ailing Pa. rent, property tax rebate program would reverse decade of decline

Gov. Josh Shapiro has proposed increasing rent and property tax rebate amounts and raising the income limits to make an additional 173,000 people eligible.
By Charlotte Keith/Spotlight PA

It’s not just home prices. Rents rise sharply across the U.S.

“The root cause of the problem is a lack of supply. We have not built enough homes to meet demand.”

By NPR

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Renters in parts of Pa. shut out of rent relief as counties elsewhere sit on millions in unused aid

The inefficiency was caused by state lawmakers who chose to distribute most of the money by population rather than the actual number of renters in each county.

By Charlotte Keith/Spotlight PA

States, cities running out of rental assistance monies

The federal government is forecasting about two-thirds of money allocated for rental assistance will be disbursed or allocated by the end of the year.

By The Associated Press

Why $1 billion in rent relief isn’t keeping some Pa. tenants safe from eviction

While a long-feared wave of evictions hasn’t come to pass, a lack of coordination between programs and courts leaves some renters in a pinch.

By Charlotte Keith/Spotlight PA

Evictions begin as US ban ends, but not the spike feared

Instead of the expected surge in evictions, many landlords are holding off, waiting for federal money to come through.

By The Associated Press

Need help paying a past due utility bill? Call before the end of September

About 750,000 residential accounts are at risk of termination statewide.

By Kate Giammarise/WESA

Expect the inspector: Unlike Pittsburgh, the state’s No. 3 city examines every rental home — eventually

In Allentown, all rental units have been subjected to semi-regular inspections since 2000.

By Kate Giammarise/WESA

Landlords look for an exit amid federal eviction moratorium

Smaller landlords say they have suffered financially due to various state, local and federal moratoriums in place since last year.

By The Associated Press
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