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Housing

    A rendering shows Homes for American's plan for Red Maple Place, an apartment building on Joppa Road that would have 50 affordably priced units and six market-rent units. A Circuit Court judge has given a green light to the controversial proposal.
    Contested East Towson affordable housing proposal can move forward, court says
    The site, in a historic Black neighborhood between East Joppa Road and East Pennsylvania Avenue, has been cited across Maryland as a case study into the social and economic barriers developers of affordable housing face.
    Photo collage of property tax bill with warning about tax lien being sold at auction, seal of city of Baltimore, and blurry top of a row house.
    Groups warn expanding tax sale protections could hurt Baltimore renters, heirs
    The bill includes a measure that would enable homes that are not “legally” recognized as owner-occupied to be included in the tax sale list over unpaid water and sewer charges.
    Less than half of this year’s legislative session remains for lawmakers to hammer out the details of the governor’s housing agenda.
    Poll: Marylanders want government to do more about housing, rental prices
    Few have heard about Gov. Moore’s housing agenda, but many support its tenets.
    Lead water pipes.
    Anne Arundel County publishes map to check for lead pipes
    Anne Arundel County is the latest jurisdiction in Maryland to publish a map of which residents need to test their home service lines for lead pipes.
    A vacant property in Baltimore City.
    Vacant homes for $1? New city policy could set prices
    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.
    Baltimore will resume weekly recycling pickup beginning the week of March 4.
    The wait is over. Baltimore to resume weekly curbside recycling.
    Baltimore is resuming weekly pickups for curbside recycling beginning this week.
    MCB Real Estate Co-Founder David Bramble speaks at a press conference where the company’s plans for the Harborplace development are revealed, at the Light Street pavilion on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023 in Baltimore, MD.
    Harborplace plan is about to sail through City Council. Voters could face unanswered questions
    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.
    Photo collage shows brick exterior of apartment building with broken glass in the windows. On right side is a close-up photo of a door, with dents and damaged trim. Layered over the door is an image of a cockroach and the seal of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.
    Why 1 in 3 Baltimore public housing sites fail federal inspections
    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.
    Eastport Terrace is one of several apartment and townhouse being considered for a gun violence prevention program in Annapolis..
    HUD approves redevelopment plan for Annapolis public housing communities
    Federal officials have approved a detailed redevelopment plan for two public housing communities and other areas. The next step is to seek implementation grant funds from HUD.
    Illustration of family with children standing in door of row home in background. In front of them are large hands snipping a corner off a check with massive scissors.
    Maryland promised to give more cash to poor families last year. It still hasn’t.
    Maryland social services said it would end a policy that reduced cash assistance for recipients who live in subsidized housing. A year later, it hasn't happened.
    Records show Baltimore nonprofit housing provider stopped paying tenants’ rents and hasn’t accounted for the money.
    Maryland Judiciary opposes bill that would grant more tenant protections
    The Tenant Safety Act aims to increase rent escrow filings, which allow renters to withhold rent until repairs are made.
    Several unhoused people previously staying in Wyman Park Dell have opted in for services and been placed in hotels ahead of the March 6 clearing of the site.
    Transition of unhoused from Wyman Park Dell to hotels not smooth for everyone
    Some see the move to a hotel as a chance for a new start. The city plans to clear out the park by March 6.
    Jose Terrasa testified in support of propsed amendments of a rent stabilization bill at Howard County Council's public hearing December 4, 2023.
    Why did Howard County’s rent stabilization bill fail when it has worked in other counties?
    At the start of the year, the Howard County Council failed to pass a rent stabilization bill, leaving tenants feeling the burden of rent increases.
    A small black and white sign reads 'No Apartments, No Compromise' stuck in the snowy ground in front of a suburban street.
    Olszewski withdraws controversial Baltimore County development bill
    A “compromise” bill is forthcoming, the county executive’s office said Tuesday.
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore testifies before the House of Delegates Environment and Transportation Committee on three bills he has proposed to address housing issues on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024.
    Gov. Moore asks lawmakers to support bills expanding housing, protecting renters
    “When we talk about the housing crisis that we’re all wrestling with and dealing with, we know that this is about individual lives. It’s about individual livelihoods. It’s also about the health and the success of our entire state,” the governor told lawmakers on Tuesday.
    Peerce's restaurant in Towson makes the list of author Julie Scharper's hidden gems in northern Baltimore County.
    9 hidden treasures in Baltimore County
    Lutherville. Timonium. Cockeysville. I never thought that I'd move back to the 'burbs where I grew up, but then I did-- and discovered the area is full of hidden gems.
    The exterior of Baltimore City Hall as seen on Monday, Feb. 13, 2023.
    Baltimore approved to seek millions in housing money lost to administrative errors
    After missing out on about $10 million in federal housing dollars, city officials have received approval to seek reimbursement for some of the money.
    Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott gives remarks during the 2nd annual Homeless Persons' Memorial Day service at McKeldin Square in Downtown Baltimore.
    Scott administration delivers long-promised deal to buy hotels for shelters
    The deal comes nearly three years after the mayor called executing such a purchase his “top priority.”
    Stephanie Lovelace and her partner have lived in a tent in Wyman Park Dell since the summer. They along with several others in a rotating homeless encampment are going to have to leave the park as the city gradually clears it this month. She is pictured here on Feb. 13, 2024.
    Uncertainty looms for those without housing living in Wyman Park Dell
    The city is expected to offer resources, but the park is also being cleared of occupants.
    Two black and white yard signs, one that reads "save suburbia, no new light rail, no TOD, no apartments" and the other "no apartments, no compromise" are staked into the grass in front of a suburban street with cars and single family homes in the background.
    What the fight over an empty shopping center says about Maryland’s housing issues
    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.
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