Housing

Peoples Law Library Reading Room

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Housing - Home Ownership, Landlord Tenant, Subsidized Housing, Mobile Homes, Security Deposits, more...

Denied Housing In Baltimore City Due To Your Criminal Record? (outside) - Not sure what is on your criminal record? Get a copy!
Emergency Assistance to Families With Children - If you are facing an eviction, foreclosure, a utility/fuel emergency, or a disaster and you have children, you may be eligible for an Emergency Assistance Grant up to $500.00.
Your Criminal Record - Potential employers and landlords will review your record. It is important for you to see what they will see. You want to know if the information is correct or if someone else is using your name to avoid the law.
Your Criminal Record (Inside Brochure) - Potential employers and landlords will review your record. It is important for you to see what they will see. You want to know if the information is correct or if someone else is using your name to avoid the law.
Denied Housing in Baltimore City Due To Your Criminal Record 1 (inside) - Denied housing in Baltimore City due to your criminal record or not sure what's on your criminal record.
Legal Aid Bureau Assisted Living Project - The Legal Aid Bureau of Maryland provides legal advice and referral to assisted living residents in Maryland. We accept requests for legal assistance from residents, family members, anyone helping a resident, or anyone pursuing assisted living options.
Denied Housing Based on Criminal Record - Since 2003, the Housing Authority of Baltimore City (HABC) changed its polity regarding admissions for people with past criminal records. This policy applies to Public Housing and Section 8 vouchers. Non-convictions will no longer be used to deny your application for public housing or section 8 voucers.
Street Law Seminar Series I - The Civil Justice Street Law Seminar series is designed to be a practical, participatory education program for Maryland residents. Through its hands‐on cooperative learning activities, faculty members balance each seminar with real‐world legal information in bite‐sized components to facilitate the participant’s understanding of concepts conveyed. By the end of the seminar, all participants will be exposed to a list of ideas and answers related to their individual needs. Through this series Civil Justice hopes to empower participants to access their legal rights and responsibilities during the near and far‐term.
Assisted Living Residents' Rights - Privacy, confidentiality, personal choices, safety, complaints, and discharge - the rights of assisted living residents
Tips on Reviewing an Assisted Living Agreement - Assisted Living homes have become a common alternative to nursing homes. The admissions agreement is a binding legal contract that you should understand before you sign it. These are important tips about matters covered in the agreement.
Lead Paint Poisoning - The facts about lead poisoning, the danger signs, and what you can do to protect your children.
Security Deposits: Maryland Tenants' Rights - Maryland law on security deposits - how much it can be, when the landlord can keep it, how you can get it back.
Subsidized Housing (HUD): Maryland Tenants' Rights - The general rules that apply to most rental housing where the landlord gets money for some of the rent from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Evictions: Maryland Tenants' Right - Questions and answers about eviction. What is eviction? What are the grounds for eviction? What rights does a tenant have in an eviction?
Rent Escrow and Repair of Dangerous Conditions: Maryland Tenants' Right - Tenants have the right to live in safe housing. The Maryland Rent Escrow law can help tenants enforce their right to not live in dangerous conditions such as lack of heat, rodent infestation, lead paint, and other conditions that are a health or fire hazard.

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