eviction prevention

The number of evictions across Maryland is returning to pre-pandemic levels. What approach are lawmakers taking in response?

We go On the Record with an attorney representing tenants at risk of eviction and with the new head of the Baltimore City Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services. How backlogged are eviction cases? What’s the path from emergency shelters to long-term housing?

Baltimore County dedicates 2.4 million state dollars to community organizations working the front lines of the ongoing COVID pandemic. Plus, a report on the pandemic’s impact on evictions and the protections needed to keep renters from losing their homes.

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

Schools issue mask mandates while some Maryland lawmakers call for a vaccine requirements for teachers. Advocates for renters urge Governor Hogan to extend protection from evictions. And a deal to bring wind farms to Ocean City gets pushback from Ocean City leaders.

Anne Arundel County officials are ramping up efforts to prevent evictions as Maryland’s eviction moratorium is set to expire Aug. 15.

Anne Arundel County is ready with funds to help vulnerable tenants behind on rent. And Baltimore County Schools prepare for an in-person school year without knowing who’s vaccinated and who isn’t.

A Baltimore City Council committee heard from housing advocates and officials Tuesday to discuss the scope of the city’s eviction crisis and strategies to overcome it.

The nonprofit organization United Way of Central Maryland is expanding an eviction prevention program that will help an estimated 3,100 households.

An eviction prevention program expands. And Baltimore agencies begin training on how to recognize and respond to trauma.