News
Can Reading limit rent increases? What Pennsylvania law allows
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (1709+ words) READING " This spring, a group of advocates asked Reading City Council to adopt a wide-ranging proposal aimed at protecting renters from being priced out of their homes or retaliated against for organizing. Council members expressed sympathy and thanked the speakers…...
Reading's unsafe and nuisance homes: Who owns them?
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (1678+ words) READING " One week into 2026, a 125-year-old Poplar Street rowhome collapsed, temporarily displacing four people in a house next door. Residents regularly remark that out-of-state property owners are the source of the area's building deterioration, especially after three rowhomes collapsed last…...
Shapiro plans to unveil housing plan amid rising costs
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (1464+ words) HARRISBURG " Rents are soaring, homelessness is rising, and homeownership is out of reach for many families in Pennsylvania. As the state continues to grapple with a serious housing shortage, Gov. Josh Shapiro is preparing to release a long-awaited plan to…...
What renters need to know after recent Reading building collapses
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (814+ words) READING " Six years had passed since the City of Reading inspected a three-floor apartment building on the corner of Green and North 8th. Code inspectors were scheduled to visit this August " until its south wall collapsed in July. By its own…...