The City of Reading\u2019s Property Maintenance Inspection (PMI) Office has transitioned to a new online system for annual rental property license applications, replacing the previous paper-based process to improve efficiency, accuracy, and security.<\/p>\n
In the first ten days of the 2026 application cycle, PMI processed 831 applications for 781 properties\u2014marking a significant improvement compared to last year, when paper applications were still awaiting review and deposit at the same point.<\/p>\n
While some property owners have experienced challenges adjusting to the new system, particularly those with complex cases or multiple properties, the City is committed to providing assistance to ensure a smooth transition.<\/p>\n
To better support applicants, Mayor Moran has approved the PMI office to be closed to the public daily from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. from April 1, 2026 through May 15, 2026 to allow staff time to review and assist with applications. Regular hours will resume afterward.<\/p>\n
For assistance, property owners are encouraged to contact the City Service Center at 1-877-727-3234<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The City of Reading\u2019s Property Maintenance Inspection (PMI) Office has transitioned to a new online system for annual…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":68991,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[128,130,129],"class_list":["post-150261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-reading","tag-reading-city","tag-reading-city-headlines","tag-reading-city-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=150261"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150261\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=150261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=150261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=150261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}