EVICTION FILINGS REACH NEAR RECORD LEVELS

State officials say eviction filings are reaching near record levels for the first time since the pandemic. The area most affected is the 20 counties in the southeast region of the state. New figures released by the Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania reports the filings are on the rise after tenant protections and financial assistance programs enacted during the pandemic are no longer in effect. The report says on the average, over 90 percent of potential evictions involve past due rent. The figures also relay one in every 14 renter households faces the eviction risk.