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PA Supreme Court Holds Pittsburgh Overreached with Section 8 Nondiscrimination Ordinance

PA Supreme Court Holds Pittsburgh Overreached with Section 8 Nondiscrimination Ordinance

By Nathan Polacek, Staff Writer Since 2015, Pittsburgh landlords, through the Apartment Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh, have been fighting an ordinance classifying “source of income” as a protected class. [1],[2],[3],[4]  Under Pittsburgh’s housing discrimination ordinance, landlords are prohibited from rejecting potential Section 8 tenants.[5]  HUD’s Housing Choice Voucher, commonly referred to as a […]

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Pittsburgh City Council Passes Rent Moratorium

Photo provided courtesy of Pixabay.com. By Stephen Hodzic, Blog Editor On March 2, 2021 the Pittsburgh City Council passed legislation that extended the moratorium on tenant evictions in the city of Pittsburgh.[1] The ordinance states, in part, that a landlord may not evict a tenant/household for non-payment of rent due […]

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