ACCESS TO COUNSEL IN EVICTIONS TASK FORCE

[photo, Department of Housing & Community Development, 7800 Harkins Road, Lanham, Maryland] Appointed by Secretary of Housing & Community Development:
Reena K. Shah, Esq., Chair (chosen by Secretary of Housing & Community Development)
LaTonya Abrom; Jason Butler; Nicholas Katz; Jessica Kaufman; Luke Lanciano; Charisse A. Lue, Esq.; Pamela F. Newland; Kelley E. O'Connor; Pamela Cardullo Ortiz, Esq.; Karla Rodriguez ; Lisa Sarro; Vicki Schultz; Deborah L. Seltzer, Esq.


Department of Housing & Community Development, 7800 Harkins Road, Lanham, Maryland, March 2018. Photo courtesy of Department of Housing & Community Development.

Staff:

c/o Office of Secretary
Department of Housing & Community Development
7800 Harkins Road, Lanham, MD 20706
(301) 429-7452
e-mail: jake.day@maryland.gov

Annual Report to Governor & General Assembly due Jan. 1, beginning 2026 (Chapter 746, Acts of 2021; Chapter 457, Acts of 2025; Code Real Property Article, sec. 8-908).

In October 2021, the Access to Counsel in Evictions Task Force was authorized by the General Assembly (Chapter 746, Acts of 2021).

The Task Force evaluates the provision of legal services in eviction cases, including the performance of the Maryland Legal Services Corporation, and designated community organizations. It also considers potential funding sources for providing such access to counsel.

To improve the implementation of the Access to Counsel in Evictions Program, which is administered by the Maryland Legal Services Corporation, the Task Force will make recommendations, including those concerned with policy and law.

Consisting of up to fifteen members, the Task Force is appointed by the Secretary of Housing and Community Development, who names the Chair (Chapter 457, Acts of 2025; Code Real Property Article, sec. 8-907).

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