The legislation aims to keep Pennsylvanians in their home by:
Providing legal and financial help
Extending the state ban on evictions 60 days after the emergency declaration
Providing payment plans and limiting late fees
Expunging eviction records
Helping homeless veterans and students
Reforming renting practices at mobile home lots
How federal housing stimulus will impact PA
Democratic lawmakers said they also expect the $852 million in federal housing aid to Pennsylvania, which was passed in the second stimulus package last month, to be distributed more smoothly this time.
There were "serious problems" with the first distribution last spring, according to Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler, a Democrat from Philadelphia.