More Philly-Area Seniors Are Renting Their Homes. Here’s Why

Some elderly renters enjoy having a comfortable place to live without the responsibilities of owning a home.

Ken Mann, 73, moved into an apartment in Lower Merion Township last month after leaving his longtime home on Long Island to be closer to his grandchildren. Jose F. Moreno/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS

By Michaelle Bond Philadelphia Inquirer

PHILADELPHIA—Ken Mann had an epiphany watching his oldest granddaughter graduate from her Lower Merion, Pennsylvania, elementary school in June.