RENTERS’ RIGHTS RESOURCES
RENTERS’ RIGHTS RESOURCES
JUFJ Renters’ Rights One Pager – as of March 2023
Coalition Renters’ Rights One Pager – as of February 2023
Key Partners (click partner names for their websites with additional resources): Renters United Maryland, including: CASA, Health Care for the Homeless, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Public Justice Center, and Disability Rights Maryland
2023
May 25, 2023
Activists call for eviction prevention, more funding to protect renters – WBAL-TV
April 27, 2023
Baltimore residents call for renter assistance, action on campaign promises during annual Taxpayers’ Night – Baltimore Sun
April 6, 2023
Montgomery County must pass the HOME Act, not codify rent gouging. – Maryland Matters
March 31, 2023
Advocates asked Maryland for $175 million to prevent an evictions crisis. They got $2 million. – Baltimore Banner
March 31, 2023
‘Hopeless and angry’: residents urge County Council to pass rent-stabilization legislation – MoCo360
March 2, 2023
Advocates raise the alarm as emergency rental assistance dries up
– WYPR
March 2, 2023
Caps on rent hikes test Montgomery’s appetite for tenant protections
– Washington Post
January 17, 2023
Eviction numbers are climbing back toward pre-pandemic highs in parts of Maryland
– Baltimore Banner
2022
December 14, 2022
Maryland is running out of emergency rental assistance funding – Baltimore Sun
September 9, 2022
Tenants Rally Demanding Rent Stabilization – Montgomery County Media
May 25, 2022
Building Tenant Power: A Growing Movement Rises in Baltimore – Nonprofit Quarterly
February 8, 2022
County cap on rent increases hits historic low at 0.4% – Bethesda Magazine
January 24, 2022
MD evictions lower than pre-pandemic levels but could climb this year, judge says – WTOP News
January 7, 2022
Lawmakers Vow Renewed Push For Tenant Protections In 2022 Session – Maryland Matters
2021
October 6, 2021
County Council Delays Action On Bill Extending Protections For Renters – Bethesda Magazine
September 9, 2021
Elected Leaders, Immigrant Community Call For Extension Of Rent Stabilization Bill – Bethesda Magazine
September 1, 2021
Maryland Housing Advocates, Attorneys Gearing Up For Potential Onslaught Of Evictions – Baltimore Sun
August 27, 2021
Maryland’s Black and Latino Households Facing Disproportionate Harm As Evictions Resume – Baltimore Sun
August 27, 2021
The eviction moratorium was the only thing keeping this family housed. Now, it’s gone. – Washington Post
August 2, 2021
Here’s What’s Happening with Eviction Protections and Rent Relief in Maryland – Maryland Matters
July 14, 2021
City Council Holds Hearing on Eviction Crisis – WYPR
July 14, 2021
Montgomery County Official Proposes Extending Pandemic-Era Limits on Rent Increases – The Washington Post
June 17, 2021
As End of Eviction Protections Loom, Housing Advocates Urge Changes to Court Procedures – Maryland Matters
June 16, 2021
Maryland Is Second State to Provide Tenants Access to Counsel – US News and World Report
June 3, 2021
Fair Housing Advocates Urge Hogan To Fund Access To Counsel For Tenants In Eviction Cases – Maryland Matters
May 18, 2021
With First Veto, Scott Rejects Controversial Security Deposit Bill – Baltimore Magazine
May 1, 2021
Advocates Petition Hogan to Temporarily Halt Evictions – Maryland Matters
April 27, 2021
Advocates Urge Mayor Brandon Scott to Veto the Security Deposit Alternatives Bill Being Proposed by City Council President Nick Mosby, Saying it Will Hurt Renters – Baltimore Brew
April 7, 2021
Maryland Legislators Concerned About Housing Crisis Driven by Pandemic – WDVM
March 25, 2021
Renters Advocates Demand Action on Eviction Prevention Bills – WYPR
March 18, 2021
House Passes Tenant Right to Counsel Proposal After Republican Objections – Maryland Matters
March 16, 2021
House Advances Proposal to Give Judges More Discretion to Temporarily Stay Evictions – Maryland Matters
March 10, 2021
After House Cuts, Advocates Hope Senate Will Retain Broader Relief for Tenants – Maryland Matters
March 10, 2021
House Panel Moves Relief for Tenants – With Sweeping Cuts – Maryland Matters
February 8, 2021
The Stimulus Relieved Short-Term Pain, but Evictions’ Impact is a Long Haul – Washington Post
February 3, 2021
Eviction Moratoria Save Lives: the Evidence – Credit Slips
January 21, 2021
Opinion: Anne Arundel has 500 Evictions Pending. Lawmakers Should Work Fast on a Response- Capital Gazette
January 14, 2021
Opinion: Maryland’s Laws Skew Mercilessly in Landlords’ Favor, and Evictions are Out of Control. Here’s a Fix- Washington Post
January 11, 2021
Maryland AG Frosh Leads Coalition with Plan to Stop ‘Serial Evictions’ and Help Families Get Through the Coronavirus- Capital Gazette
January 4, 2021
Tenants’ Advocates and Landlords Push for Rental Assistance at Senate Briefing- Maryland Matters
December 29, 2020
Maryland Housing Advocates, Lawmakers Discuss Bills to Reform Eviction Process, Stem Housing Crisis – Baltimore Sun
December 23, 2020
Longtime Baltimore Neighborhood Leader Among Thousands of Marylanders Facing Eviction Amid the Pandemic – Baltimore Sun
December 18, 2020
Opinion: People Facing Eviction Should Have Legal Counsel – Baltimore Sun
December 11, 2020
Opinion: Maryland Eviction Process Unfair to Tenants – Baltimore Sun
December 7, 2020
Advocates Warn of Looming Homeless Crisis – Maryland Matters
October 24, 2020
‘It’s time to unite’: Prince George’s County Neighbors Start Rent Strike Against Living Conditions- The Washington Post
October 13, 2020
Johns Hopkins Public Health Faculty, Community Members Lobby Officials for More Eviction Oversight- The Baltimore Sun
October 8, 2020
Hogan, Frosh Announce $11.7 Million to Provide Legal Services in Eviction Cases- The Maryland Reporter
May 22, 2020
In May, JUFJ joined the Right to Counsel Campaign
May 8, 2020
The Economic Impact of an Eviction: Right to Counsel in Baltimore City- Stout Report
May 8, 2020
The Evictions Study: Baltimore Evictions Map- The Evictions Study
2020
November 27, 2020
Evictions Have Led to Hundreds of Thousands of Additional Covid-19 Cases, Research Finds – CNBC News
September 1, 2020
CDC Issues Sweeping Temporary Halt on Evictions Nationwide Amid Pandemic – NPR
August 31, 2020
Maryland House Speaker Jones Calls on Governor Hogan to Prevent Evictions – Baltimore Sun
May, 2020
In May, JUFJ joined the #CanceltheRent campaign.
April 16, 2020
Counties Coming Up with Ways to Aid Struggling Renters – Maryland Matters
April 7, 2020
Opinion: The Debate Over Rent Relief Continues – Maryland Matters
March 5, 2020
Lawmaker Calls Problems With Mold Remediation ‘a Consumer Rights Issue’ – Maryland Matters
February 21, 2020
Lawmakers: HOME Act’s Passage in Senate Has Been ‘Long Time Coming’ – Maryland Matters
2019
March 1, 2019
Tenants’ Rights Bill Gets Through Montgomery Co. Delegation – Maryland Matters
