If someone is renting a home, has followed the rules of the lease, paid their rent, and their landlord intends to continue renting the unit on the open market when the lease is up, should that same tenant be offered first dibs on continuing to rent there?
The Good Cause Eviction Bill would require a landlords to provide a justifiable reason when they choose not to renew a lease. On Lawyers Mall in Annapolis, renters facing eviction urged leaders to pass new legislation.
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New legislation in Maryland would establish stricter requirements for landlords handling tenant evictions and property, requiring two weeks’ notice before executing eviction orders and giving tenants 10 days to reclaim possessions.
Tenants’ rights advocates demonstrated in Annapolis on Tuesday to urge state lawmakers to pass a bill designed to give renters more protections.
The Good Cause Eviction Bill would require landlords to state a valid reason for terminating or refusing to renew a lease in Maryland.
Renter advocates are hopeful that this will be the year “good cause” evictions finally become law in Maryland — but first it has to get past the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee, where it died last year after passing the House.
In a chilly lawyer’s mall, advocates made their voices heard as they pushed for good cause evictions.
“Hey hey, ho ho, retaliation has got to go,” chanted the supporters.
A bill before the general assembly would require landlords to provide an acceptable reason for not offering a lease renewal.
On February 11, 2025, Renters United Maryland and the Maryland Eviction Prevention Funds Alliance sent a letter to Governor Wes Moore, Senate President Bill Ferguson, and House Speaker Adrienne Jones urging them to reverse a proposed 50% cut to eviction prevention funds in the FY 26 state budget and restore $10 million in total funding. Eviction… Read More »Renters United Maryland and the Maryland Eviction Prevention Funds Alliance call on state leaders to reverse proposed cut to eviction prevention funding
A bill making its way through the Maryland General Assembly could protect renters from unjust evictions.