Almost a third of public housing inspections in Maryland have resulted in failing health and safety scores. An analysis of federal data by The Associated Press shows that's the worst performance in the country.

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The lawyer representing women who said maintenance workers demanded sex from them in exchange for basic repairs at public housing units in Baltimore says a settlement of at least $6 million has been reached. Cary J. Hansel said at a ...

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Baltimore’s longtime housing commissioner has met with public housing residents who say their maintenance needs have been systematically ignored. Commissioner Paul Graziano met with tenants on Monday to discuss what they described as squalid conditions including lack of heat, dangerous ...

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Baltimore’s housing authority is counting on a massive program of tax credits to persuade investors to buy and maintain about 37 percent of its public housing units.

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A federal judge Tuesday approved a settlement in a 17-year legal dispute between black public housing residents in Baltimore and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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In a move that could wrap up more than 17 years of legal wrangling over fair housing options in Baltimore, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the city housing department have filed a proposed settlement agreement of a class action by public housing residents.

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WASHINGTON — A U.S. senator says he has started an inquiry into Baltimore’s public housing agency. Sen. Charles Grassley on Thursday sent a letter requesting documents from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. In the letter, the Iowa ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Residents of public housing communities in Annapolis could be evicted this summer if they use their bedroom window air conditioners. The board overseeing the Annapolis Housing Authority will vote Thursday on banning window units at the Robinwood, Eastport ...

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