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.Tenant Cities
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Tenant Cities: Going it alone in Allegheny County
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In Allegheny County, and surrounding counties, only a fraction of applicants received rent relief.
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Tenant Cities: Rent relief didn’t get to those who needed it. Will Pennsylvania get it right the second time?
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The first in a joint WESA and PublicSource series on the Pittsburgh area’s growing, and troubled, landlord/tenant economy
