RENTERS’ RIGHTS RESOURCES
RENTERS’ RIGHTS RESOURCES
JUFJ Renters’ Rights One Pager – as of December 2022
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
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
