Baltimore Renters United

“This is crucial for Baltimore renters in this moment.”

Baltimore City council member Zeke Cohen introduced legislation known as the Strengthening Renters’ Safety Act on Monday.

As tenant eviction rates climb, we get perspectives on the problem from a researcher, tenant-rights advocates and a property owners' trade group.

Baltimore Renters United says continuing evictions will exacerbate the COVID-19 surge.

The Supreme Court’s ruling Thursday that the CDC’s eviction moratorium is unconstitutional leaves about 129,000 Maryland households — nearly 20% of them in Baltimore City — without state or federal eviction protections.

For housing advocates who have been sounding the alarm about a pandemic eviction crisis, the past year feels like one of missed opportunities.

Baltimore City housing advocates and tenants are demanding that Gov. Larry Hogan extend his order to protect tenants affected by the pandemic from eviction. That order is set to last through Sunday.