Housing

The complaint seeks damages and the establishment of a medical monitoring fund.

State Del. Marlon Amprey plans to introduce legislation that would restrict exclusive right-to-list agreements that offer cash but lock homeowners into long-term contracts.

Hundreds of Maryland homeowners have signed “homeowner benefit” agreements with MV Realty that lawyers, real estate professionals and consumer advocates have described as predatory and deceptive.

Baltimore's experiment in universal basic income is two months in, and initial payments have meant newfound stability for at least some participants.

Residents of the encampment received notices Thursday afternoon that the area is reserved under a permit and would be cleared on Friday.

Dozens of people gathered at a rally Monday to support a measure that would require some developers to provide more affordable housing in the city.

A new proposal before the Baltimore City Council could dramatically rewrite the city’s building regulations, banning single-family zoning policies that advocates argue have driven housing scarcity and more than a century of segregation.

AIRS board members, supposed to act as a check on the nonprofit's leadership, have not responded to multiple requests for comment.

The suit argued Westminster charged tenants illegal fees and failed to maintain the properties and aggressively and “illegally” used Maryland’s eviction laws.

A surge in demand for rental assistance funds by people imminently facing eviction and diminishing landlord participation is straining the city's rental assistance office.

The cause of the fires remains under investigation, although neighbors say the burning of pride flags at the homes suggests a hate crime.

Banner housing reporter Sophie Kasakove shares her favorite bits of Baltimore architecture and what she's been able to learn about them.

Federal laws don’t require landlords to pay for accommodations for tenants with disabilities.

Out of more than 6,000 parcels eligible for adoption, 207 vacant lots currently are licensed for it.

The economic and social costs of the city’s vacant housing crisis “far exceed the investment needed to bring them back to productive use,” the report argues.

A speaker mounted on an East Pratt Street light pole repeatedly played the song 'Baby Shark' at pedestrians last week, possibly to shoo away an unsheltered man from sleeping on the street.

Thanks to the state's cheap and easy filing process, eviction filing rates in Maryland far outpace those of neighboring states, creating additional costs for tenants.

The proposed Madison Park North development has the potential to be a standout gateway to West Baltimore, backers say. A groundbreaking will be held Aug. 25, 2020.

City officials wanted the tents gone to make room for another event.

Since the start of the pandemic in 2020, median rents for new leases in Baltimore City have increased by 18.8 percent.