Rent Court

There’s An Eviction Epidemic In Baltimore, And The Deck Is Stacked Against Renters

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There’s An Eviction Epidemic In Baltimore, And The Deck Is Stacked Against Renters

December 7, 2015 | Bryce Covert | ThinkProgress
As a new report from civil legal aid group Public Justice Center outlines, Baltimore’s “rent court” processes 150,000 landlord-tenant cases a year, more than half of all of the filings in its District Court system. That averages out to more than 600 rent complaints a day.
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Baltimore eviction rate among highest in country, study says

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Baltimore eviction rate among highest in country, study says

December 7, 2015 | Luke Broadwater | Baltimore Sun
Every year in Baltimore, more than 6,000 renters and their families are evicted from their homes — forced into court proceedings at a higher rate than any other major American city except Detroit, according to a new study from the Public Justice Center.
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Baltimore Renters Turn to Judge Judy to Navigate Eviction Flood

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Baltimore Renters Turn to Judge Judy to Navigate Eviction Flood

December 7, 2015 | Patrick Clark | Bloomberg Businessweek
"Rent court'' is a Baltimore institution where landlords try to force tenants to pay up or get out. It may also be a good place to gauge how America’s urban poor are faring in the face of affordable housing shortages and rampant gentrification. The answer is not good.
Tags: Housing: Eviction | Rent Court | Research/Data