Tenants

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

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.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott has until Monday to decide whether to veto a controversial bill that would provide security deposit alternatives for renters or allow it to become law without his signature.

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.

The bill guarantees access to a lawyer for low income tenants facing eviction.

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

As Maryland’s annual General Assembly session opens Wednesday, a coalition of lawmakers and advocates are pushing a package of bills that would provide…

The Baltimore County Council is voting on a bill Monday evening that aims to protect tenants from eviction during the pandemic. The bill consists of…

More than half of the rental units in Baltimore City are one and two-family homes, according to a study by the University of Maryland Carey School of Law.…