As Liz Gray gave advice on how tenants should deal with bad landlords, she reminded students that they should feel empowered to stand up for their best interests. “You are the consumer, they are the seller,” Gray, a neighborhood quality consultant with Oakland Planning and Development Corporation, said. “They want you to buy their product..
Pittsburgh City Council will consider a measure to offer additional protection for renters who face domestic violence in the city. This bill would require landlords to permit domestic abuse victims to exit their leases early without penalty and would require them to change victims’ locks within five days upon request.
Phylliss Ewell was a home health aide who loved caring for people in need. She was a single mother who worked two, sometimes three, jobs to support herself and two children she raised in Duquesne in the 1970s. Despite Ewell’s multiple jobs, the family still qualified for programs such as
More than a dozen organizations working to improve Black life in southwestern Pa. invite Black area residents to participate in a working session to formulate a bold vision to address community concerns.