Posts tagged Eviction
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Breakfast links: DC will ticket drivers in bus stops starting Nov. 15, but delays wider bus lane enforcement plans
DC will start ticketing drivers at bus stops, holds off on enforcing bus lanes. Vienna Council funds a master plan for parks. Annapolis announced plans to tackle flooding at City Dock. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: MoCo, Baltimore City partner to request aid to prevent evictions
MoCo, Baltimore ask state to direct part of budget surplus to prevent evictions. Metro electric buses delayed, DASH buses recalled due to bus fire risk. Maryland to adopt electric vehicle standards after all. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: New year brings new transportation projects to the Washington region
Potomac Yard Metro station, Yellow Line bridge, tunnel to open this year. For second year in a row, more than 300 killed by drivers in the Washington region. New tool to allow DC students to report near misses with cars. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Evictions increase as pandemic-era tenant protections wane in the region
Washington region evictions increase as COVID protections wane. Maryland plans to demolish old Nice-Middleton Bridge despite cyclists’ protests. DC monkeypox vaccination sites to merge with COVID clinics. Keep reading…
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Opinion: These Maryland bills would help protect renters and prevent displacement
As Maryland’s General Assembly enters its final 30 days in session for 2022, more than two dozen bills have been proposed that would help renter households. Keep reading…
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How a bill sealing some eviction records could help low-income DC residents
The DC Council passed a bill on March 1 that could mark the culmination of a three-year effort to boost tenant protections related to evictions. Keep reading…
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Federal rental assistance is finally flowing in Maryland, but it may not be in enough time for some
Federal rental assistance is finally flowing in Maryland, but it won’t help as many tenants as it should, the author argues. For one, rental assistance is coming just as other federal and state protections are being rescinded. Also, programs that distribute the money don’t do enough to protect holdover tenants — renters whose leases lapsed during the pandemic. Keep reading…
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How can DC fix its rental market post-pandemic? A strike force had some ideas.
A housing strike force released a report this month laying out its recommendations for helping DC’s rental housing market recover after more than a year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Keep reading…
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Can housing vouchers for all stem the region’s housing crisis?
As the pandemic exacerbates the nation’s housing crisis, President Biden and Acting Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge have declared support for opening up Housing Choice Vouchers (also known as Section 8 vouchers) to every eligible American. What impact could this have on the housing crisis in the region? Keep reading…