Housing

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.

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.

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.

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.

A new proposal before the Baltimore City Council could dramatically rewrite the city’s building regulations, banning single-family zoning policies that advocates argue have driven housing scarcity and more than a century of segregation.

AIRS board members, supposed to act as a check on the nonprofit's leadership, have not responded to multiple requests for comment.

The suit argued Westminster charged tenants illegal fees and failed to maintain the properties and aggressively and “illegally” used Maryland’s eviction laws.

A surge in demand for rental assistance funds by people imminently facing eviction and diminishing landlord participation is straining the city's rental assistance office.

The cause of the fires remains under investigation, although neighbors say the burning of pride flags at the homes suggests a hate crime.

Banner housing reporter Sophie Kasakove shares her favorite bits of Baltimore architecture and what she's been able to learn about them.