Need Legal Assistance?
• Are you facing eviction?
• Is your landlord unlicensed?
• Is your landlord threatening you with fees or refusing to fix major problems?
• Are you in subsidized housing (any form of housing choice voucher, public housing, or other government-subsidized housing) and need a rent reduction due to loss of income?
• Is your landlord discriminating against you because of your disability?
The following organizations provide free legal advice and, in some cases, representation to renters facing eviction and other landlord-tenant issues. They all take different types of cases and have capacity limitations, so please review the types of services they provide below before calling.
- Maryland Legal Aid (advice and representation—subsidized housing cases; same-day representation for failure to pay rent possible) 410-951-7777 or www.mdlab.org
- Public Justice Center (advice and representation—non-subsidized housing cases) 410-625-9409 or www.publicjustice.org
- Homeless Persons Representation Project (advice and representation—subsidized housing cases) 443-402-5395 or chatfield@hprplaw.org or www.hprplaw.org
- Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland /Tenant Volunteer Lawyer of the Day Program (advice and same-day representation in rent court—will meet tenant at court) 443-703-3053 or www.probonomd.org
- Disability Rights Maryland (housing cases involving a tenant or family member with a disability) 410-727-6352 or https:// disabilityrightsmd.org/
- Maryland Courts Self-Help Center (advice and referrals on housing and other civil cases) 410-260-1392 or mdcourts.gov/selfhelp