Locked OutAn ongoing investigation into Pennsylvania's failure to help families at risk of eviction during the coronavirus pandemic.
Oct. 19, 2021Leise Hook / For Spotlight PAWhy $1 billion in rent relief isn’t keeping some Pa. tenants safe from evictionby Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA
July 29, 2021JOSE F. MORENO / Philadelphia InquirerThousands of Pa. households still waiting for rental relief as eviction ban nears its endby Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA
July 27, 2021Dan Nott / For Spotlight PAWATCH: A free panel on what we know about evictions and rental assistance in Pennsylvania.by Spotlight PA Staff
Feb. 15, 2021Michael Salemno, 44, of Reading. ELIZABETH ROBERTSON / Philadelphia InquirerThe inside story of how Pennsylvania failed to deliver millions in coronavirus rent reliefby Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA
Dec. 19, 2020TOM GRALISH / Philadelphia InquirerPa. misses deadline to spend $108M in rent, mortgage relief from CARES Actby Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA
Dec. 11, 2020Dan Nott / For Spotlight PAThousands of Pa. families face potential eviction come the new yearby Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA
Nov. 2, 2020TYGER WILLIAMS / Philadelphia InquirerGaping loopholes and vague state guidance leave some Pa. families out of a home despite federal ban on evictionsby Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA
Oct. 13, 2020TIM TAI / The Philadelphia InquirerTo jumpstart relief program, Wolf gives landlords more flexibility to collect unpaid rentby Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA
Sept. 12, 2020Dan Nott / For Spotlight PAFrom relief to despair, one Pa. family struggles with the ambiguity of federal eviction banby Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA
Sept. 2, 2020DAVID MAIALETTI / Philadelphia InquirerFederal order protects many Pa. renters from eviction, though legal challenges may ariseby Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA
Sept. 1, 2020Commonwealth Media ServicesAfter waffling, Gov. Tom Wolf says he can’t extend Pa.’s eviction ban, looks to lawmakersby Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA
Aug. 27, 2020Cheyenne Snow / For Spotlight PAA vital rental assistance program is riddled with problems as Pa. prepares to resume evictionsby Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA
July 8, 2020YONG KIM / Philadelphia InquirerEvictions loom large as Pa. renter relief program stumbles, lacks Spanish-language applicationby Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA