Maryland Demcoratic candidates for governor discuss housing and evictions

John B. King Jr., former U.S. schooling secretary below President Barack Obama, mentioned he supported laws earlier this 12 months that will have elevated the courtroom submitting price for evictions to pay for the tenants’ counsel. King mentioned the laws, which was pushed by Robust Future Maryland, a liberal advocacy group he created final 12 months, would elevate the price greater than tenfold, which might have the additional benefit of discouraging landlords from submitting for eviction as rapidly as some at the moment do.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/native/md-politics/maryland-governor-campaign-housing-forum/2021/09/22/2295e79e-1ba9-11ec-a99a-5fea2b2da34b_story.html | Maryland Demcoratic candidates for governor focus on housing and evictions