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A virtual housing town hall that Baltimore City Council leaders held Tuesday night drew backlash from the city’s renter advocates. “It was just insulting, and it was infuriating,” said renter and advocate Tisha Guthrie.

While federal and state eviction bans during the pandemic have helped protect Maryland tenants in “failure to pay rent cases," those bans haven’t protected tenants from being evicted when their leases expire.In Maryland, a landlord is not required to give a reason for not renewing or extending a tenant’s lease.

A bill that would prevent landlords from charging tenants late fees until after they receive public assistance funds ran into a mixed reception in a city…

Baltimore landlords would not be able to evict tenants whose leases have expired under a bill introduced to the City Council Monday night.Councilman…

Baltimore City Council members and housing advocates announced a legislative package Monday afternoon to address housing insecurity. The bills will be…