* Warning: This is an unofficial, introductory copy of the bill.
The official copy considered by the City Council is the first reader copy.
Introductory*
City of Baltimore
Council Bill R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmembers Glover, Ramos
A Resolution Entitled
A Council Resolution concerning
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Request for State Action - Pass House Bill 477/Senate Bill 644 - Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Just Cause Termination Provisions
For the purpose of urging the Maryland General Assembly to pass HB 477/SB 644 (Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Just Cause Termination Provisions), which would allow local jurisdictions to enact “just cause eviction” laws and protect residents from arbitrary, discriminatory, or retaliatory displacement from their communities.
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Whereas, a disproportionate number of Baltimore City residents are under the constant threat of eviction and displacement from lease nonrenewals.
Whereas, this housing crisis disproportionately impacts Black and Latine families, essential workers, and those with service jobs.
Whereas, in response to the growing need for housing security, the Baltimore City Council introduced a legislative package to address this need that included a requirement that landlords offer a renewal for residential leases unless “just cause” is provided.
Whereas, the legislation was sponsored by Councilmember Antonio Glover of Baltimore’s 13th District to specifically address an eviction loophole that allowed for hundreds of City residents experiencing economic hardship to be left without secure housing. In Ju...
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