Judge, Refusing To Evict Tenants, Rankles City Landlords

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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Luxury apartment buildings are going up, rents are going up, and guess what else? Evictions are going up as more and more people are being tossed out of their apartments for non-payment of rent.
“We have a crisis in housing in this city. Poor people are being forced out of the city,” said Mel Packer, an affordable housing advocate.
Recently-elected District Justice Mik Pappas ran on a platform of stemming that tide by makin