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Once a Maryland property owner accepts payment for the rent of a home or apartment, they're considered to have entered into a landlord-tenant agreement. While the laws regarding landlord and tenant relationships do vary slightly from state to state, one thing they all...
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.
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?...
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.
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...
Yesterday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) sued a group of debt buyers, including Midland Funding, for violating a 2015 consent order with the CFPB and for violating the Consumer Financial Protection Act and Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. You can...
The lawsuit alleges the following: When Alida McBride bought a 2015 Infinity at Nationwide Infiniti in Timonium in November 2019 she was told that a financing rate of 19.13% was the best she could get. What Nationwide failed to tell her was that she actually...
This past session, Maryland legislators passed a bill that will offer greater protections to mobile home purchasers and owners. The law, which goes into effect October 1, 2020, will prohibit mobile home retailers from steering purchasers to certain lenders or products...
Last week, our firm filed suit against the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City on behalf of an elderly resident who tripped and fell on sandbags at a senior center. The lawsuit alleges that the City should have kept the walkways free of obstacles, especially...
Someone comes to your house and hands you a lawsuit telling you that you have been sued in the District Court for Baltimore City for a debt. The person suing you has signed the bottom of the first page of the Complaint underneath an “Application and Affidavit in...