Housing

Patuxent Commons residents are feeling uneasy after police shot and killed 25-year-old resident Alexander LaMorie, an autistic man, who authorities say refused commands to drop a knife.

The Harris family thought they had protected a family home from tax sale in Baltimore City, but an $888 unpaid tax bill sent the property to foreclosure.

Seeking to make evictions more humane, the Anne Arundel County Council passed a bill Monday night to overhaul the process in the county.

Jalen Absolum and his sister, Janiene Smith, have moved into their rowhouse on Riggs Avenue in the Mosher neighborhood in West Baltimore.

An Anne Arundel County delegate, inspired by Sheriff Everett Sesker, is trying to get the Maryland legislature to change an eviction law that only judges in Anne Arundel follow.

A group of West Baltimore tenants claimed it was an act of fraud to charge rent without a license.

Red Maple Place, one of the Baltimore region’s most contested housing developments, faces yet another obstacle after Maryland’s environmental agency ordered a moratorium on some construction work.

Baltimore City Council members are considering legislation that would enable increased oversight of abusive and negligent landlords — and would revoke rental licenses specifically for those who retaliate against undocumented immigrants.

Timothy Keane will also lead a six-month study into whether Baltimore’s housing and planning agencies could be combined.

Anne Arundel County lawmakers on Tuesday narrowly passed legislation paving the way for tiny home developments.

Anne Arundel Councilman Pete Smith’s bill to allow tiny home developments in the county is up for a final vote Tuesday night.

New research concludes the problem is likely a localized issue and that Baltimore is a “dramatic outlier” in Maryland.

The Edmondson Community Organization in 2024 filed a lawsuit that challenged Baltimore’s tax sale system.

While the savings would vary from resident to resident, property owners who see moderate growth in the value of their homes would benefit most.

The bill, championed by City Council President Zeke Cohen during his tenure as a council member, went into effect Jan. 1.

After almost three years of litigation — settlement talks, blown deadlines, a buzzy auction on the courthouse steps, even a monthslong fight over the keys — the famous Hollywood actor, impossibly, still owns the Baltimore waterfront house.

Decisive majorities of voters across all age groups identified housing costs as a “major” problem in the January survey.

The bills would require that tenants receive better notification of eviction dates and could give residents more time to take care of their belongings.

Marylanders who have bought a home in recent years spend much more on their monthly mortgage than previous buyers, new U.S. Census Bureau data shows, creating a stark economic divide.

Baltimore County renters are facing one of the most severe housing affordability crises in Maryland, a Banner analysis of new census data found.