A state legislative workgroup is recommending that Maryland increase funding for rental assistance, provide legal services to tenants and small landlords in eviction cases, and take other actions to prevent tenants from being kicked out of their homes during the coronavirus pandemic.

The workgroup, made up of members from the Maryland Senate Judiciary Proceedings Committee, today released a report with their findings and recommendations to prevent evictions.

Staying at home when possible is a crucial part of reducing the spread of coronavirus, but housing loss or instability jeopardizes that goal, the workgroup wrote in its report.

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