Eviction hotspots include eastern suburbs, Mon Valley, Pittsburgh’s Hilltop
by Rich Lord, PublicSource
Eviction filings in Allegheny County rose in June, following two months of relatively low case counts.
Landlords filed 469 cases against tenants in June. That’s less than half of a typical pre-pandemic mont but the highest total since October.
Landlord-tenant filings, which start the eviction process, typically topped 1,000 per month in Allegheny County prior to the pandemic. After COVID-19’s arrival, a series of moratoriums and curbs on the filings reduced the volume. The last of the pandemic-driven rules could expire July 31.
Since mid-March 2020, a series of federal, state and local actions driven by the COVID-19 pandemic have restricted eviction filings. Rent relief programs for tenants whose livelihoods have been affected by the pandemic have also helped some renters to stay current or pay overdue balances.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) order in place since September was recently extended through the end of July. But the CDC has indicated that it does not anticipate a further extension.
During the first quarter of 2021, Baldwin, McKeesport and Penn Hills were hotspots for eviction filings.
During the second quarter, the largest concentrations of filings by landlords were in and around Wilkinsburg, Monroeville, Pittsburgh’s Hilltop neighborhoods, Braddock and Duquesne, McKees Rocks and Stowe, and North Versailles.
Ebony Long, of Perry North, received an eviction filing in November. Her landlord won the right to eject her, but she has appealed to the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. (Photo by Jay Manning/PublicSource)
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