Standing with a portable oxygen tank slung across one shoulder, Sylvia Duvall stood in the pavilion at The People’s Park and recounted the tale of how she nearly lost her home in West Baltimore this year.

Unable to work due to a disability, Duvall lives on a fixed income and relies on support from her partner, Abdul Muhammad, to make the monthly rent. Then in June, Muhammad’s car fell victim to the rash of auto thefts plaguing Baltimore City drivers. He lost his job, and the eviction notices began to pile up.

Duvall joined the small group of tenants, advocates and housing attorneys Wednesday in Annapolis to deliver a message to state lawmakers and the governor as they prepare to enter next year’s legislative session: Emergency rental assistance works, and Marylanders need more of it.

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