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PBRC Tax Sale Service Update
PBRC is continuing to serve Baltimore homeowners through April 15th, and will start serving PG County homeowners on April 18th until the 30th. As of April 8th, despite PG County being…
Office of People’s Counsel (OPC) Information Sheets
Office of People’s Counsel (OPC) has developed Information Sheets to answer questions on utility bills, bill payments, and service disconnections for each gas and electric utility, and single Information Sheets for water…
Governor Hogan Issues Stay-at-home Order
Governor Larry Hogan issues stay-at-home order for Marylanders to stop the spread of coronavirus. This means no one should leave their home unless to get food, travel to essential work,…
Thank you Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera!
We would like to extend our sincere thanks to the Court of Appeals and Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera for placing a hold on residential eviction cases and foreclosures statewide.
PBRC’s First Remote Services Roundtable
Yesterday we gathered over 70 participants representing legal providers in Maryland (and across the country!) to discuss remote services and tech tools for continued support during COVID-19. A recording of…
MSBA Covid-19 FAQs
At the Judiciary’s request, the Access to Justice Commission and MSBA compiled a list of questions and recommendations from the legal community regarding recent COVID-19 court orders. MSBA Covid19 FAQs. A third…
Baltimore Suspends Annual Tax Sale
“Baltimore will also temporarily halt evictions, relax parking restrictions and delay its annual tax sale.” – Baltimore Sun (http://ow.ly/ieWH50yPipw) We are STILL helping those at risk of tax sale. Please…
PBRC’s First Remote Legal Clinic
On Wednesday, March 18, PBRC held its first remote service clinic, with seven people – mothers and children — calling in for immigration legal advice. “Just because the court is…
Chief Judge Barbara’s Administrative Order
On March 18th, Chief Judge Barbara issued an Administrative Order suspending all residential foreclosures and evictions, including tax sale foreclosures and evictions currently pending in District Court, in light of…
Staff Profile: Akeria Lumpkins
Akeria Lumpkins joined PBRC in 2019 and serves as the paralegal for the Courtroom Advocacy Project. Where did you grow up?I was born and raised in Southwest Baltimore. Where did…