Detention Fees Unfairly Burden Poor People

Detention fees unfairly burden poor people | COMMENTARY By DOUG COLBERT and COLIN STARGER FOR THE BALTIMORE SUN | JAN 29, 2021 AT 6:24 AM Irvin Haygood looks through receipts that he paid at his Dundalk apartment as he fights to regain his life with the weight of...
NPR: Can Maryland Avert An Eviction Crisis?

NPR: Can Maryland Avert An Eviction Crisis?

By SHEILAH KAST & MAUREEN HARVIE At the end of this month, hundreds of thousands of Maryland renters may be called to court for failure to pay rent. State Senator Shelly Hettlemen represents Baltimore County. She leads a workgroup advocating for a dozen actions to...

MPT News: Averting Mass Evictions

As the nation is struggling with high unemployment which is leading to people falling behind on their rent payments, the State Senate’s Housing Workgroup released a report this week with ideas on how to avoid mass evictions. Senator Shelly Hettleman and...