UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) ~~June~~ 28July 14, 2006

RENT-WAY, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

PENNSYLVANIA

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

0-22026 25-1407782

(Commission ~~FileNumber~~File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

One RentWay Place, Erie, Pennsylvania 16505

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(814) 455-5378

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 48.01 ChangesOther in Registrant’s Certifying AccountantEvents.

~~(a)~~ On ~~Rent-Way~~July ~~has been advised by Malin~~14, ~~Bergquist~~2006, ~~LLP,~~Rent-Way ~~the~~issued ~~independent~~a ~~registered public~~press ~~accountants~~release ~~who~~responding ~~performed the audit of the company’s restated financial statements for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2003, that the audit and professional engagement period with respect~~ to ~~the~~a ~~fiscal~~sale ~~year 2003 audit has ended and that the audit-client relationship between them has ceased~~rumor. The ~~report~~release ~~of Malin, Bergquist on the company’s fiscal year 2003 restated~~is ~~financial~~attached ~~statements did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified~~ as toExhibit ~~uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles~~99.1 Into ~~connection~~this ~~with~~Current ~~the~~Report ~~audit of the company’s fiscal year 2003 restated financial statements, there were no disagreements between the company and Malin, Bergquist~~ on ~~any~~Form ~~matter~~8-K ~~of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope~~ and ~~procedures, which~~is ifincorporated ~~not~~into ~~resolved to the satisfaction of Malin, Bergquist, would have caused~~this ~~Malin,~~Item ~~Bergquist~~by ~~to make~~ reference ~~to the matter in their report on the financial statements~~. ~~Malin, Bergquist remains the independent registered public accountants for the company’s 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan.~~

Rent-Way has requested Malin, Bergquist to furnish a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether Malin, Bergquist agrees with the statements made above. Malin, Bergquist has furnished such letter which is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

99.1 ~~Letter~~Press ofrelease ~~Malin,~~dated ~~Bergquist~~July ~~& Company~~14, ~~LLP~~2006.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Rent-Way, Inc.

Dated: ~~June~~ July 2814, ~~2006By: /s/~~2006 ~~John A. Lombardi Name: John A. Lombardi~~

By: /s/ John A. Lombardi Name: John A. Lombardi Title: Senior Vice President and CFO

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number Description

99.1 Letter of Malin, Bergquist & Company, LLP

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