Bill 18-19 would require a landlord pay three-month rent at fair market rate as a relocation payment for tenants who … More
Category: Housing
Tenants Association of the Middlebrook Mobile Homes Park Calls For Fair Living Conditions and Transparent Housing Regulations
Tenants at Middlebrook Mobile Home Park in Germantown face irregular water billing, the inability to communicate with their leasing office, … More
ZTA Dossier
This article has been updated to include ACT for Transit among the supporters of ZTA 19-01 Montgomery County Council is … More
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#TenantTuesday: Act now to support tenant relocation assistance
This #TenantTuesday we’re summing up two bills before the County Council that will have a positive impact on tenants. You can … More
Pushed out: An in-depth look at gentrification in Montgomery County
by David Villani This story was originally published on The Black & White Ms. Ashraf has been living in the … More
Remembering Renters’ Rights Champion Hermoine “Money” Freeman; What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Rent Increase; Just Cause Eviction Wins in the UK
It’s #TenantTuesday, the day Commonwealth celebrates tenants and explores renters’ rights in Montgomery County Remembering Renters’ Rights Champion Hermoine “Money” … More
The Agitator 3.9.19
Welcome to the Commonwealth Agitator, your regular digest of local Montgomery County and Maryland news from a left perspective. Just … More
County Executive Marc Elrich is wrong to oppose Accessory Dwelling Units
For the first time in many years, the County Executive of Montgomery County is arguably a self-admitted leftist. It was … More
Just Cause Eviction Goes Before County Council Housing and Public Safety Committees
Now is a critical time to contact your delegates and county council members about Del. Jheanelle Wilkins’s bill MC 22-19 … More
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