UPPER MARLBORO, Md. — A Prince George’s County resident said her landlord is trying to force her out of her home less than two weeks after she testified about extreme rent increases to local officials.
Reverend Deloris Prioleau, who lives at the Lodge at Marlton, a senior-living apartment complex in Upper Marlboro said she received a letter from the facility’s property manager, Habitat America, stating she will have to vacate her home in 60 days.
The letter said she failed to recertify her lease and has fewer than 10 days to correct the matter.
In late April, Prioleau testified to the Prince George’s County Council that Habitat America had recently proposed to increase her rent by more than $400 a month.
Prioleau testified just moments before the council voted to further strengthen the rent stabilization law it passed, earlier this year, stopping landlords from increasing tenants’ rent by more than 3 percent.
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