When Baltimore tenant Josephine Murdock filed a rent escrow complaint against her landlord, she thought it was a strong case. The landlord had refused to fix a gas leak that overwhelmed her and sent her to the hospital twice.

But when Murdock got to court, her case was dismissed because the landlord had sold the property to another entity, which turned out to be a company owned by the same landlord. When Murdock tried to file again, finding legal assistance was difficult.

“I contacted numerous agencies within the city for assistance, to no avail,” said Murdock, who was eventually represented by a Public Justice Center attorney.

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