Protect Yourself
When you move into a apartment or other rental unit, take photos of the conditions of the floors, walls, and appliances. Do the same when you move out! After you have moved all of your belongings out of the unit, take photos of the conditions. Proof that the unit was in good condition upon move out will help if your landlord decides to keep some of your security deposit.
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Tenant’s Rights
Can you force your landlord to make repairs?
When you rent an apartment in Maryland, you have certain rights as a tenant. This includes the right to live in a safe, habitable environment. If your landlord refuses to provide that, you might have to pursue legal action. Can you force a landlord to make repairs?...
Rodent Infestation Suit Against Hendersen-Webb, Inc.
SVO recently filed suit on behalf of our client, Carla Beckford, who was a tenant at the Wellington Gate Apartments in Baltimore. The Complaint against the owner entity and Hendersen-Webb, Inc. alleges that the conditions of the Apartment were deplorable and included a rampant rodent infestation.
What you need to know about the CDC’s eviction moratorium
Since quarantine measures began in March 2020, Maryland has faced a rough economic situation, just like the rest of the United States. To aid citizens, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a “temporary halt in residential evictions” in early...
Thousands of Tenants Receive $102 Checks in Class Action Settlement
On September 6, the Class Administrator in Roberts et al. v. Harbor Group Management Co., et al. (Case No. 24-C-17-00509) mailed out the settlement checks to the tenant class members. The checks are in the amount of $102.58 and class members should be advised that the...
Maryland tenants file class action against Westminster Management to stop illegal fee collection practices
Two Maryland residents filed a class action lawsuit today, challenging Westminster Management, LLC’s alleged practice of charging its tenants excessive, illegal fees. The lawsuit contends that Westminster Management, LLC, JK2 Westminster, LLC, Dutch Village, LLC, and...
Tenant files suit against Housing Authority of Baltimore for wrongful eviction and debt collection violations
Shermika Pittman, a Baltimore City resident, filed suit yesterday against the Housing Authority of Baltimore City (HABC) and two of its employees for debt collection violations and wrongful eviction alleging that the Housing Authority, as her landlord, filed a number...
Tenants rights = human rights
Maryland Legal Aid has published a study of rent court proceedings in 2012 for Failure to Pay Rent (FTPR). The random sample of cases provided statistically significant results and found widespread due process problems and procedural deficiencies within cases where...