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Housing

    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.
    Shown is the view looking northeast along Atlas Street in the Baltimore Peninsula neighborhood.
    Commentary: Baltimore could play big role in solving Maryland’s housing crisis
    Baltimore is well-suited to help solve what Gov. Wes Moore has called a housing crisis in Maryland, says Annie Milli, executive director of Live Baltimore.
    Mayor Brandon Scott speaks outside of vacant homes on West Saratoga street during a press conference hosted by Build One Baltimore on February 16, 2023.
    Commentary: We can combat the vacant housing crisis with the right tools
    Baltimore can use investment and a variety of other tools to help ease the city’s vacant housing crisis, City Councilwoman Odette Ramos says.
    Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr., joined by state and county officials and members of the MCB Real Estate team, announces what he referred to as the largest “attainable” housing deal in county history at the BLVD at White Springs in Nottingham, Maryland. (Hallie Miller / The Baltimore Banner)
    Harborplace developer strikes deal with Baltimore County for affordable housing
    MCB Real Estate has purchased three multi-family buildings in the county and will keep about half the units at reduced rates.
    A house at 1113 North Carrollton Avenue was among 37 vacant or abandoned homes auctioned the last week of November and the first week of December by the Housing Authority of Baltimore City.
    Commentary: Homeowner Assistance Fund ends amid persistent foreclosure risks
    The end of the Maryland Homeowner Assistance Fund means the loss of a lifeline for low-income residents struggling to stay in their homes.
    There is a program showing success at getting and keeping people in housing in Baltimore, but funding for the program is at risk.
    A Baltimore program keeps people healthy and housed. Hospitals may stop funding it anyway.
    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 Maryland State House is encircled by construction scaffolding for an ongoing renovation project, as lawmakers returned to Annapolis for the first day of their 90-day General Assembly session on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024.
    A housing program that kept Marylanders out of hospitals could get state funding
    The little-known housing program supports about 900 households statewide and is now set to expand.
    Maryland first lady Dawn Flythe Moore (left) and Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller.
    Commentary: Moore-Miller administration commits to meeting needs of military families
    The administration is moving to help Maryland’s military families overcome a variety of challenges they face regularly, Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller and first lady Dawn Moore say.
    The family photo is included in the book, "A Dwelling-House and other Conveniences: A History of Maryland's Government House."
    Harborplace redevelopment plans could erase McKeldin Square. Some McKeldins aren’t pleased.
    Family members of Theodore McKeldin, remembered as the “father of the Inner Harbor,” want to preserve his waterfront memorial amid Baltimore-based MCB Real Estate's plans to overhaul Harborplace.
    Jheanelle Wilkins represents District 20 in the House of Delegates and is chairwoman of the Legislative Black Caucus.
    Commentary: ‘Just cause’ eviction standard protects families, encourages fairness
    Requiring just cause for residential evictions would protect Maryland renters and help ensure fair practices in the rental market, Del. Jheanelle Wilkins says in calling for approval of just cause eviction legislation.
    There is a growing link between the number of pets surrendered and abandoned and housing issues, including evictions and rising rents. Baltimore County Animal Services took in Storm Ray the pit bull this year. She was available for adoption as of Jan. 10.
    How bad is Maryland’s housing crisis? Check the animal shelters
    Trouble finding affordable housing that allows pets is now the most common reason animals are surrendered at Baltimore-area shelters.
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