(File Photo: Source for Photo: Model homes and for sale signs line the streets as construction continues at a housing plan in Zelienople, Pa., Wednesday, March 18, 2020. U.S. home sales jumped in February to their highest level in 13 years, a trend that will almost certainly be reversed as the viral outbreak keeps more people at home. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Pittsburgh City Councilwoman Deborah Gross has recently introduced a bill which will both hold investors accountable and will reclaim the stock of housing there. This bill does not apply to people that occasionally rent out their house when they live in those houses. This initiative is supported by the administration of Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey, which confirms that rentals that are short-term are turning into hotels that are unlicensed. Next week will be when the measure will go before the Pittsburgh City Council for further discussion.