Tenant Cities

Tenant Cities: Rent relief didn’t get to those who needed it. Will Pennsylvania get it right the second time?

The first in a joint WESA and PublicSource series on the Pittsburgh area’s growing, and troubled, landlord/tenant economy

By By Rich Lord, Kate Giammarise, Jay Manning and Margaret J. Krauss | February 1, 2021

Aubrey Halliburton, a Polish Hill-based landlord with two tenants, holds forth keys. She helped both apply for rent relief after they lost their jobs. One got relief, the other didn't — a result consistent with statewide and Allegheny County results from a program designed to help both tenants and landlords to weather the pandemic economy. (Photo by Jay Manning/PublicSource)

Aubrey Halliburton, a Polish Hill-based landlord with two tenants, helped both apply for rent relief after they lost their jobs. One got relief, the other didn't — a result consistent with statewide and Allegheny County results from a program designed to help both tenants and landlords weather the pandemic economy. She has not evicted any tenants. (Photo by Jay Manning/PublicSource)