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Philly renters facing eviction owe more in back rent now than before the pandemic

Rental assistance has stopped, but Philly renters are still recovering from lost jobs, family and personal illnesses, past evictions, and mountains of back rent accumulated during the pandemic.

A chain is wrapped around the entrance gate to the Admiral Court apartments in West Philadelphia in 2018. Philadelphia tenants owe more in back rent than they did before the pandemic, putting them at greater risk of eviction.
A chain is wrapped around the entrance gate to the Admiral Court apartments in West Philadelphia in 2018. Philadelphia tenants owe more in back rent than they did before the pandemic, putting them at greater risk of eviction.Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer