Geography US: Maryland

Renters thought a CDC order protected them from eviction. Then landlords found loopholes.

Feature (Maryland, NATIONAL)

Renters thought a CDC order protected them from eviction. Then landlords found loopholes.

October 27, 2020 | Kyle Swenson | Washington Post
In the end, Glascoe was able to keep her home because the judge later determined that a local law shielded her from any eviction filing within six months of her previous case against her landlord. Her lease was automatically renewed.
Tags: CDC Eviction Moratorium | COVID-19 | Housing | Housing: Eviction

Providing lawyers to Baltimore tenants facing eviction could pay for itself

Editorial (Maryland)

Providing lawyers to Baltimore tenants facing eviction could pay for itself

May 19, 2020 | Baltimore Sun
The one absolute requirement to comply with a stay-at-home or safer-at-home order is a home. Yet access to that very critical living necessity is in jeopardy for millions of Americans who’ve been forced out of work by coronavirus and now face mounting bills and past due rents.
Tags: Coronavirus | COVID-19 | Housing | Housing: Eviction | Housing: Right to Counsel