In Montgomery County, the number of evictions scheduled in January and February increased more than 350 percent year-over-year, to 771, sheriff's office data shows.
have long since expired, and other pandemic-era aid programs are winding down, leaving many struggling households with few places to turn for help.last month for state help from the Baltimore City Council, as elected leaders across the country seek solutions to help renters battered by uncertainty and ensnared in a national affordable housing crisis. In Maryland, leaders pointed out, robust relief efforts helped keep 100,000 people in their homes.
“The new fiscal projections really are a reset on things in Annapolis right now,” said Del. Julie Palakovich Carr , chair of the Montgomery County House Delegation, adding that Maryland should do what it can to keep people housed.Some of her colleagues in the State House agree that rental assistance is a worthy target for the state to take up, but perhaps not in the upcoming budget.
More than 12,000 households in Montgomery County have received rental help since the pandemic began as residents faced job loss, expensive medical bills and other sudden financial hardships. An infusion of more than $100 million in state and federal dollars helped the county expand an existing program.
Though the emergency funds are almost spent, the county still has tens of thousands of households that need help keeping up with rent. Some of those renters will be able to apply for ongoing rental assistance — but the number of people who will be helped depends heavily on how much money the county can muster to fund the program without covid funds.
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