READING — This spring, a group of advocates asked Reading City Council to adopt a wide-ranging proposal aimed at protecting renters from being priced out of their homes or retaliated against for organizing.
Council members expressed sympathy and thanked the speakers for sharing their experiences. But the discussion focused on whether the city has the legal authority to adopt or enforce parts of the proposed “Housing Bill of Rights.”
A Spotlight PA analysis of the ideas found that several are indeed off limits for Reading to enact on its own…