P. David Bramble — more than any other individual — will determine the future of the Inner Harbor.

But the program comes with requirements that could make it unfeasible for most people considering buying, renovating and living in one of the $1 homes.

Though legislation clearing the way for MCB Real Estate's $1 billion Harborplace redevelopment was introduced before City Council in October, the body held its first and only hearing on the proposal three weeks ago and is expected to give final approval Monday night.

Though the situation has not yet reached a full crisis pitch, the numbers have caught the attention of Maryland lawmakers, lobbyists and policymakers who are scrambling to stop the bleeding.

Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. vetoed a bill Thursday that would have amended the zoning code in Hunt Valley to accommodate a potential new development project there.

Baltimore’s government-subsidized public housing sites are failing U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development inspections at a higher rate than the national average, a Banner analysis found.

The Tenant Safety Act aims to increase rent escrow filings, which allow renters to withhold rent until repairs are made.

A “compromise” bill is forthcoming, the county executive’s office said Tuesday.

Landlords would have to choose from a list of reasons to not renew a lease approved in each jurisdiction, and then include that reason on the written notice provided to the tenant.

After missing out on about $10 million in federal housing dollars, city officials have received approval to seek reimbursement for some of the money.

The deal comes nearly three years after the mayor called executing such a purchase his “top priority.”

The opposition to redeveloping the shopping center is emblematic of why state leaders are pushing new laws to allowing housing projects to circumvent local backlash.

A celebratory announcement was scheduled for early February but the sale of a majority stake in the team has put the sponsorship deal on hold.

Baltimore City’s Annapolis delegation voted to advance a bill Friday designed to protect homeowners, tenants and heirs from the annual tax sale list.

The bill comes in response to the death of Pava LaPere, 26, who was killed in September

Rachel D. Graham will succeed Donna Drew Sawyer, who resigned from the position as CEO of the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts, or BOPA, last January.

Maryland lawmakers this week quickly defeated a bill that targeted young transgender athletes’ participation in high school sports — the third year in a row they’ve turned down similar bills.

MCB Real Estate has purchased three multi-family buildings in the county and will keep about half the units at reduced rates.

As funding dries up, more than 200 formerly homeless Baltimoreans could lose the support of a program helping them stay under a roof and out of the hospital.

The little-known housing program supports about 900 households statewide and is now set to expand.