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NEWS ROUNDUP: Baltimore Becomes National Leader In Evictions, “Huck Finn” Removed From Philadelphia School…AND MORE

News Story (Maryland)

NEWS ROUNDUP: Baltimore Becomes National Leader In Evictions, “Huck Finn” Removed From Philadelphia School…AND MORE

December 14, 2015 | NewsOne.com
A new study released by the Public Justice Center, titled Justice Diverted: How Renters Are Processed in the Baltimore City Rent Court, revealed that nearly 7,000 families are evicted in Baltimore every year.
Tags: Housing: Eviction | Rent Court | Research/Data

Rigged System: Report Finds Baltimore is a National Leader in Evictions, as 7,000 Households, Overwhelmingly Black, Are Thrown out on the Street Each Year

News Story (Maryland)

Rigged System: Report Finds Baltimore is a National Leader in Evictions, as 7,000 Households, Overwhelmingly Black, Are Thrown out on the Street Each Year

December 13, 2015 | David Love | Atlanta Black Star
A report by the Public Justice Center, a civil legal aid organization, sounds the alarm on the problem of evictions, which are experienced primarily by Black residents, namely Black women.
Tags: Housing: Eviction | Rent Court | Research/Data

Baltimore Eviction Rate among Highest in Country: A Study of Rent Court

Blog Post (Maryland)

Baltimore Eviction Rate among Highest in Country: A Study of Rent Court

December 10, 2015 | Spencer Wells | Nonprofit Quarterly (NPQ)
The injustice and social cost of eviction is slowly making its way to the attention of mass media as activist groups around the country focus attention on archaic legal systems through which property owners control rental housing.
Tags: Housing: Eviction | Rent Court | Research/Data