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Housing

    Letter: Requirements for homeless housing will not hurt developers
    Modest requirements to incorporate a handful of PSH units will not bring about the “collapse of the industry," say the president and CEO of Health Care for the Homeless and president of HCH Real Estate Co.
    Attendees gather at the Legacy at Twin Rivers site prior to a ribbon cutting ceremony on 4/19/2024 in Columbia, MD.
    Baltimore gave out developer tax breaks. Is the city seeing the benefits?
    Baltimore’s TIF-backed developments are, slowly but surely, making money, a new report finds.
    A view of Harbor Point, which received a tax break in the form of a TIF.
    Fire destroys ‘iconic’ red shed in Station North, unsettling a community of unhoused people
    Red Shed Village’s eponymous structure burned down on Thanksgiving. The community of unhoused people who live around it, and the unusual church that supports them, is working to build back.
    The iconic red shed at the 2000 block of St. Paul Street caught on fire.
    Mold is everywhere. Maryland may try to do something about it.
    State officials could set a threshold for when mold should be considered hazardous or mandate a time frame for remediation. But without more research, Maryland’s rules likely won’t go far enough.
    Faresha Sim poses for a portrait in her apartment in the Avalon on April 20, 2024. She wears a mask and gloves the majority of the time because of mold.
    Think you have mold at home? Here’s when to call in the professionals.
    Here are some frequently asked questions that could help determine when your mold problem is more than just a nuisance.
    Rachel Oslund, a home inspector, demonstrates how she uses a sticky test strip to collect potential mold spores from a window sill for further testing in a lab.
    Brown’s Motel in Ellicott City is permanently closing. Some residents aren’t sure where they’ll go.
    Brown’s Motel, located in Ellicott City, is set to close on Dec. 10. Residents, many whom have lived in the motel for years, have to be out of the motel by Friday, Dec. 6.
    Suzanne Rosenthal outside her home at Brown’s Motel in Ellicott City on Thursday.
    Maryland wants more housing for the homeless — and it could cost developers
    The proposal has alarmed the affordable housing community, which fears the collapse of the industry.
    Attendees gather at the Legacy at Twin Rivers site prior to a ribbon cutting ceremony on 4/19/2024 in Columbia, MD.
    Taking one last big swing on housing, Olszewski issues affordability mandate
    The executive order is a retort to Baltimore County Council members who have attempted to put guardrails on the administration’s housing affordability and productivity goals.
    Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski signed an order Tuesday requiring developers receiving county help to offer a percentage of housing units at an affordable price.
    A Baltimore hospital sued a homeless man who refused to leave. Why?
    Hospitals are seeing an increasing number of homeless patients walking into emergency rooms. After they’re admitted, some refuse to leave. This is the story of a lawsuit Sinai Hospital filed against one such patient.
    Essex boardinghouse is illegal and should be closed, zoning appeals board rules
    An Essex boardinghouse faces likely closure after a local zoning appeals board found that it hadn’t met the requirements to stay open despite being out of compliance with the zoning code.
    Holly Neck Boardinghouse in Essex, Thursday, October 31, 2024.
    Baltimore City Council approves tax hike for vacant properties
    The proposal would set the tax rate for vacant and abandoned homes at three times the typical rate in its first year.
    The proposal would set the tax rate for vacant and abandoned homes at three times the typical rate in its first year.
    A Baltimore County complex shows how it’s getting more expensive to own a condo
    In the midst of a dispute over rising fees, some say more laws and resources could alleviate the strain on common ownership communities.
    Rockland Run resident Diana Evans looks up at the damaged ceiling above her bed. She has had to deal with water coming through the ceiling in her first floor condo multiple times in the past couple of years.
    As Baltimore sweeps encampments, some residents feel discarded too
    At one Baltimore encampment, leaving can be more challenging than staying.
    Pam Macapagal pictured in her shelter moments after she was told she'd no longer be evicted.
    Tiny houses in East Baltimore create new community for unhoused families
    Thirteen families have secured housing through newly built, 400-square-foot homes built in an alleyway. The project, called Hope Village, offers affordable homeownership in East Baltimore’s Oliver community.
    Residents check out there new homes at Hope Village during the opening ceremony in East Baltimore, Md. on Nov. 4, 2024.
    In Maryland’s smallest county, the politics of change take center stage
    High property values and relative population density have given the town an outsized importance in the county’s economic picture.
    Albert Nickerson, a county commissioner in Kent County is pictured on his in-law's farm on October 18, 2024.
    Hey, Baltimore renters: You could get up to $20,000 to buy a home
    Two grants are offered: up to $10,000 to purchase a home or up to $20,000 to purchase and renovate a home.
    Mondawmin is one of 120 neighborhoods where buyers can use an expanded Live Baltimore grant program to help pay for a home.
    Harborplace developer’s former tenants urge vote against ballot question
    The tenants said MCB Real Estate was a subpar landlord that drove down the shopping center’s value.
    Phyllis Wert, a former owner Chesapeake Wine Company, urges voters to reject the MCB Real Estate ballot measure to add residences to Harborplace at the Inner Harbor.
    Baltimore could begin taxing vacant properties more by July 2026
    Owners of vacant properties would eventually pay a tax rate four times that of typical properties.
    City Council is moving after state lawmakers earlier this year approved a law allowing higher tax rates on vacant properties.
    Tenants ask court if unlicensed landlords, property managers are committing fraud
    A win on fraud and deceit would be a "huge win" for tenants, attorneys for the case said.
    Cora Williams returns to her apartment in the Bellevieu Manchester apartments. She is one of several city tenants suing their landlord and property manager over their failure to procure a rental license, arguing that it was intentional fraud.
    Maryland’s transportation, housing agencies teaming up to incentivize new homes
    The state wants to build fewer parking lots and more mixed-use developments on the 300 acres it owns within a half-mile of transit stations.
    A man on a bike wearing a helmet waits outside of a glass shelter at an above ground train station.
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