Pa. homeowners face foreclosure while they wait for money from the state to help pay their mortgages
A kidney failure diagnosis forced 80-year-old Deborah Brown into retirement a few years ago against her will. Since then, she's been fighting to ke...
A kidney failure diagnosis forced 80-year-old Deborah Brown into retirement a few years ago against her will. Since then, she's been fighting to keep up with bills and hold on to the Southwest Philadelphia rowhouse where she's lived for 50 years. 'Before I retired, it was just a struggle,' she said. 'Now it's more than a struggle. It's almost an impossibility.' Paying her mortgage got harder. Her gas got shut off. Her son had a stroke early in the pandemic and moved in with her. Brown applied for help through a state pandemic-relief program offering homeowners up to $50,000 for assistance with mortgage payments and utility bills.