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2 Bills Aim To Help Howard Co. Residents
One bills extends eviction notice requirements from six days to 14, leaders said.
HOWARD COUNTY, MD – Two bills recently signed by the county executive aim to renew and expand the NonProfit Collaborative and increase the required amount of days for landlords to provide a notice to tenants facing eviction.
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball said the bills "reflect our unwavering commitment to the people who call Howard County home."
CB11-2026 will renew and expand the NonProfit Collaborative for another 10 years, investing in the organizations that serve more than 15,000 residents, Ball said.
CB12-2026 extends eviction notice requirements from six days to 14.
"Together, we will use every tool at our disposal to support our residents and community members," Ball said.
The NonProfit Collaborative's 10-year extension provides a financial subsidy that covers approximately 62% of the rent for nonprofit tenants. That agreement was set to expire in June 2026. The total county subsidy until 2036 would amount to approximately $4.3 million. The new agreement will support the expansion of the NPC for the first time in the past decade, allowing for an anticipated 12 additional local non-profits to be housed at 9770 Patuxent Woods Dr. in Columbia.
Under the new agreement, the Housing Commission will continue using a portion of the property for its office space while subleasing the remainder to ACS and the other participating non-profit entities. The expansion will bring the NPC to 35,500 square feet, of which 9,700 square feet will be utilized by Housing Commission and 25,800 square feet will be leased to the NPC tenants.
Twelve nonprofit tenant organizations currently reside in the NPC: Association of Community Services of Howard County, Autism Society of Maryland, Bridges to Housing Stability· Camp Attaway, Compass, Inc., Heritage Housing Partners Corporation, HopeWorks of Howard County, Howard EcoWorks, MakingChange, Mediation & Conflict Resolution Center, S.A.F.E. -Supplying Allergy Friendly & Emergency – Food Pantry and United Way of Central Maryland.
CB12-2026 also requires an eviction the notice be sent and posted in certain methods and timeframes; the Office of Consumer Protection to create a URL that contains certain information; the Office of Consumer Protection to maintain certain information; amending penalty provisions for violations of landlord-tenant provisions of the county code; a penalty in the form of a Class A violation if a landlord fails to provide proper notice; and making certain technical corrections.
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