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Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee Chair Will Smith Thursday called for an extension of the state’s eviction pause deadline for residents and tenants that are unable to pay rent due to the pandemic.
Smith’s remarks come the very day the state of emergency that Gov. Larry Hogan declared in March 2020 is set to end. However, Maryland’s eviction protections, which some have classified as a moratorium, are not set to expire until Aug. 15.
They require that defendants prove that their inability to pay rent is the direct result of the pandemic.
The federal moratorium on evictions, which was recently upheld by the Supreme Court, is set to expire on July 31. It had previously been scheduled to expire on June 30.
Local Eviction Moratoriums Aren t Enough to Avert Housing Crisis, Say Activists
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Gov Hogan announces end of Maryland COVID-19 state of emergency
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