Housing

Sharnae Hunt and her 9-year-old son are staying with her mom and stepdad as they try to put their lives back together and start anew.

20 months after Mayor Brandon Scott first announced the city’s intent to buy two hotels to provide permanent and temporary housing for people experiencing homelessness — a flagship piece of the homeless services strategy — city officials say they have yet to close the deal.

The state could see an uptick in evictions as federal assistance funding dries up, advocates warn.

Community supporters have lined signed up to speak at public meetings, praising CEO Lakey Boyd’s work and demanding answers from the board. Board members have largely remained silent.

More rehab and demolition can lead to revitalization of disinvested city neighborhoods. Efforts would keep speculators away, councilwoman says.

Environmental advocates and officials have mixed feelings about the landmark legislation, which was amended to push back the transition by three years.

The practice of posting eviction notices in common areas — and not on individual apartments — had been sharply criticized by renter advocates.

Officials remain confident that the process will live up to their expectations of moving several hundred vacant homes out of absentee ownership per year.

A woman and her 9-year-old son were evicted two days before Thanksgiving — even after she says she confirmed that morning that she was caught up on rent.

The hearing comes months after the city’s previous inclusionary housing policy expired in June.

Frustrated investors have filed lawsuits accusing the company of running a fraudulent Ponzi scheme.

The chair and vice chair of the Continuum of Care Board describe the organization’s role in reducing homelessness in Baltimore, and recommend steps the larger community can take toward making homelessness rare, brief and non-recurring.

Rent stabilization bills in Laurel and other localities face an uphill battle, but the wave of interest and activity represents a marked shift in housing policy debate in Maryland.

A Miami-based company is finding a niche marketing homes in distressed Baltimore neighborhoods to investors in Turkey.

The complaint seeks damages and the establishment of a medical monitoring fund.

State Del. Marlon Amprey plans to introduce legislation that would restrict exclusive right-to-list agreements that offer cash but lock homeowners into long-term contracts.

Hundreds of Maryland homeowners have signed “homeowner benefit” agreements with MV Realty that lawyers, real estate professionals and consumer advocates have described as predatory and deceptive.

Baltimore's experiment in universal basic income is two months in, and initial payments have meant newfound stability for at least some participants.

Residents of the encampment received notices Thursday afternoon that the area is reserved under a permit and would be cleared on Friday.

Dozens of people gathered at a rally Monday to support a measure that would require some developers to provide more affordable housing in the city.