Public Justice Center, Inc.
Toward continued support of the Rent Court Reform initiative.
Public Justice Center, Inc.
Public Justice Center (PJC) is leading a multi-year campaign to research and advocate for changes in rental laws and processes that limit tenant rights and deny due process. Their “Justice Diverted” report demonstrated through tenant surveys and court case analysis the imbalance between treatment of tenant rights and landlord obligations by judges in Baltimore City’s “Rent Court” in the District Court. PJC provides legal advice and representation to tenants, pursues high impact litigation, and works with the judiciary to raise public awareness around the need for increased access to legal counsel and higher rental housing habitability standards.
Public Justice Center, Inc.
Public Justice Center is leading a multi-year campaign to advocate for changes in laws and practices that limit tenants’ rights and deny due process to tenants in Baltimore City’s Rent Court. In a December 2015 report on evictions in Baltimore entitled “Justice Diverted,” PJC documented the high rate of evictions in Baltimore City, where more than one in 17 renter households is evicted each year. This grant supports PJC’s Rent Court Reform and Eviction Prevention Initiative, which employs a combination of litigation, administrative advocacy, and legislative advocacy to advance the rights of tenants in Baltimore.
Public Justice Center, Inc.
Public Justice Center is leading a multi-year campaign to advocate for changes in laws and practices that limit tenants’ rights and deny due process to tenants in Baltimore City’s Rent Court, which results in more than one in 17 renter households being evicted each year. According to a 2020 Stout Risius Ross, LLC report on right to counsel for Baltimore tenants facing eviction, 96% of landlords have lawyers or specialized agents in eviction cases, while only 1% of tenants do. This grant supports PJC’s Rent Court Reform and Eviction Prevention Initiative, which employs a combination of litigation, administrative advocacy, and legislative advocacy to advance the rights of tenants in Baltimore, prevent evictions and reduce household insecurity.
Public Justice Center, Inc.
In support of legal services and advocacy to advance tenants’ rights to safe, habitable housing; prevent evictions; and increase housing security. The Public Justice Center provides full legal representation to tenants in court eviction proceedings and policy advocacy to challenge unjust practices that have a systemic impact on Baltimore renters.