Landlords need not be licensed to seek repossession of their property from tenants continuing to reside month to month on expired leases by giving them the statutory 60-day notice to leave, a divided Maryland high court ruled Monday in a ...

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Six months after Congress approved spending tens of billions of dollars to bail out renters facing eviction, South Carolina was just reaching its first tenants. All nine of them.

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A federal appeals court allowed a federal COVID-19-related pause on evictions to remain in place, setting up a likely battle before the Supreme Court.

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Many landlords are saddled with tens of thousands of dollars in lost rent. They are struggling to pay property taxes, staff salaries, insurance and maintenance.

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Here are some news items to get your week started.

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ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland Senate has voted to send a measure aiming to address rental housing discrimination back to committee, likely ending its chances of passing this year. After debate that spanned three days, the Senate voted 23-22 to send ...

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A few government and politics headlines for Wednesday.

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The “pit bull ruling” is being challenged in federal court and it’s being challenged by a fellow “Generation JDer.”

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ANNAPOLIS — With key parts of its prior effort at ground-rent reform declared unconstitutional last fall, a Maryland Senate committee on Tuesday considered legislation that would penalize those who fail to register their property in ways that might pass muster ...

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Infused with a $300,000 federal grant, the fair housing group Baltimore Neighborhoods Inc. said it plans to expand its testing of landlords and property managers beyond the city limits to ensure they comply with statutory prohibitions on rental discrimination on ...

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