Allison Harris, Director of PBRC's Home Preservation Project, joined a coalition of housing advocates to cheer on the Moore administration for filing legislation to protect all Marylanders from evictions, foreclosure, and unjust fees over unpaid water bills

"''The key to this legislation is that it protects all residential properties in Maryland from facing tax sale due to water bills, not just those classified as owner occupied,“ noted Allison Harris, Home Preservation Project Director at the Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland. “We know that many homes in Maryland are not properly classified as owner occupied in the state’s database, and homes that have passed down through families are particularly likely to be improperly classified.  Protecting those legacy homeowners should be a priority.'”

Read the following press release to hear what Allison and other advocates have to say about HB59: https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2025/01/07/state-advocates-praise-moore-administration-plans-to-expand-human-right-to-water-principles-by-prohibiting-property-tax-sale-for-unpaid-water-bills/.