Both elevators finally work at older adult high rise after two years of outages
After recent community and government pressure, both elevators at a low-income housing apartment building in Berks are working after two years.
As elevator repairs drag on, older residents of subsidized Berks County apartment building endure outages, injury
Despite pressure from township, state and county officials, one elevator remains out of service more than a year after the state sealed it.
What protections Pa. renters have beyond local laws
Here’s a guide to navigating the rights all Pennsylvania tenants currently have under state law.
Legal barriers keep Reading from enacting some tenant protections advocates seek
A Spotlight PA analysis finds Reading has limited options to protect renters: State law blocks creating a rent cap but the city could toughen habitability inspections, expand anti-discrimination and fund eviction legal aid.