{"id":152758,"date":"2026-03-30T23:01:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T23:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/152758\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T23:01:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T23:01:41","slug":"city-of-reading-property-maintenance-launches-online-rental-license-application-adjusts-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/152758\/","title":{"rendered":"City of Reading Property Maintenance Launches Online Rental License Application, Adjusts Hours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From City of Reading<\/p>\n<p>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<p>In the first 10 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<p>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<p>To better support applicants, Mayor Moran has approved the PMI office to be closed to the public daily from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. from Wednesday, April 1, through Friday, May 15, to allow staff time to review and assist with applications. Regular hours will resume afterward.<\/p>\n<p>For assistance, property owners are encouraged to contact the City Service Center at 1-877-727-3234.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PMI-Hours-EN-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-134919\"  \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-134920\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PMI-Hours-ES-1024x1024.png\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PMI-Hours-ES-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-134920\"  \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From City of Reading The City of Reading\u2019s Property Maintenance Inspection (PMI) Office has transitioned to a new&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":140556,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[128,130,129],"class_list":["post-152758","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\/152758","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=152758"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152758\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/140556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=152758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}