Article: End ground rent evictions, O'Malley says.

Byline: June Arney and Fred Schulte

Feb. 1--In his strongest comments yet on a central issue of ground rent reform, Gov. Martin O'Malley called yesterday for an end to the "cruel and antiquated practice of using ground rents to evict families from their homes." His appeal for action -- included in his State of the State address -- gave a high-profile boost to those seeking to prohibit the most devastating action that can befall homeowners who owe ground rent. "Having the administration on board is huge, period," said Sen. Brian E. Frosh, chairman of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee. "It's a strong commitment." An emergency bill to ban new ...

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