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Housing Choice Vouchers (section 8 vouchers) cover part of a tenant's rent. Vouchers may also be used to buy a house.

If you were born in Maryland and either your sex has been changed or you have been diagnosed with an intersex condition, you are entitled to have the sex listed on your birth certificate updated.

Unfortunately, some funeral homes try to take advantage of customers. Planning a funeral may be a very emotional time for you. It’s important to know your rights so you can avoid paying thousands of extra dollars for goods and services that are too expensive, falsely advertised, or simply unnecessary.

A cosigner is someone, often a family member, who helps a borrower get approved for a loan, by agreeing to repay the loan if the borrower does not.

Turning 18 brings new rights, responsibilities, and things to consider.

How to get a marriage license in Maryland, and who is allowed to officiate the marriage ceremony.

Agreements between persons about to marry made before a ceremony is performed and in anticipation of marriage are usually called prenuptial contracts or agreements.

How to raise your concerns at a Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals hearing in Baltimore City.

Nursing homes are facilities that are licensed to care for residents who need rehabilitation, health-related services above the level of room and board, or skilled nursing services. You have many special rights as a nursing home resident under both Maryland and federal law.

Rights of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program applicants and recipients.

The Maryland Job Applicant Fairness Act makes it illegal for most employers to require a credit check for job applicants.

Maryland law makes it a crime to fail to provide for children in your care.

In 2011, the General Assembly passed a law requiring firms offering debt settlement services to register with the Commissioner of Financial Regulation

Landlords have responsibility to use ordinary care to keep common areas in safe condition.

In Maryland, the owner of any property - an occupied apartment building as well as vacant, unimproved land - may subject that property to condominium ownership by following the procedure prescribed by law.

Laws for when a mobile home changes hands or needs to move.

Mobile homes parks have specific laws for right of entry.

Baltimore City has many special laws regarding lead paint abatement.

Baltimore City has a law proscribing how a landlord may dispose of a former tenant's possessions after the tenant has been evicted.

When you decide to sell your home it is important to be sure that you have all of the information you need to make wise decisions. This article provides answers to some basic questions which come up when you decide to sell your home.