Attorney General: Maryland eviction process ‘unfair to tenants’ | COMMENTARY
Maryland’s low barriers for filing eviction actions make it an outlier. Eviction filing rates in neighboring states range from 5.3% in Pennsylvania to 16.9% in Delaware. Rates in New Jersey, the District of Columbia and Virginia range from 12.5% to 15.7%. Maryland’s rate in excess of 80% dwarfs them all.