Advocates said the ruling emphasizes the need for Maryland legislators to address reclamation periods and notice for tenants to claim personal property after an eviction.
The city of Baltimore will ask a federal appeals court to reconsider the outcome of a lawsuit that challenged an ordinance giving landlords the right to take immediate possession of items left behind when an eviction takes place.
A jury sided with a Baltimore couple who lost belongings under a city ordinance that gives landlords the right to possess items left behind in an eviction.