Housing Justice 22
Find everything you need to know about Renters United Maryland’s Housing Justice 22 priorities for the 2022 Maryland General Assembly session.
Legislation
GGW: Federal rental assistance is finally flowing in Maryland, but it may not be in enough time for some
Trent Leon Lierman, who helps tenants and landlords in Prince George’s County apply for rental relief as part of his work at the non-profit CASA, told me the County’s program “got off the ground a full month and a half before Montgomery County.” He said the extra time was important because “we are all racing against a ticking time bomb.”
As Maryland Becomes Second State in the Nation Enacting Right-to-Counsel to Protect Renters Facing Eviction, All Eyes Turn to Governor Hogan to Fund It
Governor Hogan announced on May 28, 2021, that HB 18, Access to Counsel in Evictions, will become law without his signature. With the bill’s passage, Maryland becomes the second state in the nation to promise legal representation to renters in eviction cases. HB 18 sets the blueprint for ensuring that all income-eligible renters have access to free legal representation in evictions and subsidy terminations by 2025.
Maryland Matters: In Wake Of Failed Bills, Housing Advocates Say Relief Funding Alone Won’t Stop Evictions
Several tenant relief efforts failed in the last hours of the 2021 legislative session Monday, drawing condemnation from fair housing advocates who say the state isn’t doing enough to stop evictions — particularly during the pandemic.
Maryland General Assembly Fails to Act to Protect Renters during the Pandemic
The MGA failed to pass the emergency House Bill 1312 (Landlord and Tenant – Eviction Actions – Catastrophic Health Emergencies) that would have protected Maryland renters from a well-documented lease non-renewal loophole in the Centers for Disease Control eviction “moratorium” and Governor Hogan’s Executive Order on evictions.
Recap on key renter protections in MDGA21
Amid a groundswell of support for renters struggling through COVID-19 and the state’s economic recovery, the GA passed only 3 bills that targeted eviction.
Housing Justice on Sine Die 2021
These crucial bills are on the Senate floor today, the final day of the 2021 General Assembly session
WUSA9: The CDC’s extended eviction ban probably won’t stop all evictions. Here’s why
Losak said the CDC moratorium does not address tenant holdovers, which according to the Maryland court system, allows landlords to remove tenants when their lease is over so long as they provide written notice in advance.
WYPR: Renter Advocates Demand Action On Eviction Protection Bills
“Every day I wake up in an apartment building where at least 20 people have been carted out of here and have died due to a pandemic,” she said. “They’ve died because the buildings they live in, this building is dirty, is ill maintained. But yet this building, the people who own this building and manage it, they’re continuing to profit from federal funds. And this is unconscionable. So it is now to take action.” Guthrie said her situation represents what tenants behind on rent are experiencing across the state.
FOX45: Group urges action to prevent mass evictions in Maryland
Zafar Shah, a housing attorney with the Public Justice Center, said, “Nearly four in ten Maryland households are behind on rent and report that they are very likely or somewhat likely to leave their home due to eviction in the next two months. And, notably, that figure is 55% for Black households.”
Renters United Maryland says there are less than three weeks left in the legislative session and are calling on lawmakers to act.
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