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Small housing authority files far more evictions than larger Pittsburgh-area agencies

“Many tenants appear to be gaming the system,” said the solicitor for the McKeesport Housing Authority, “as the number of tenants filing late appeals and other delay-type motions to the Court of Common Pleas have increased dramatically in the past two years.” Local housing advocates, though, urge inexpensive mediation before court filings.