Welcome to the Property Owner's
Association of Greater Baltimore
The POA was established in 1957.
We are the oldest professional trade
association for real estate investors
and landlords in Maryland.

Welcome to Baltimore POA

We're very excited to have our new website. We hope it improves your membership experience. An email providing temporary logins was sent on Wednesday, April 15. If you are a member and did not receive the "welcome" email or we do not have your email address for you, please contact Susan Gallagher at 410-366-1324 or susan@benfrederick.com.

Legislative Issues

Local and State Governments continually propose new laws and regulations that affect rental property ownership, investment, and management.

The stated goal of the Property Owners Association of Greater Baltimore, Inc. is to promote decent affordable housing in the Greater Baltimore area. Much of the legislation and regulation, though well-meaning and well-intended has the effect of increasing the cost of managing an owner rental property; costs that are ultimately passed on to those who can least afford it, residents of our rental properties. In 2008, over 1,600 new pieces of legislation were proposed in the House of Delegates and over 1,000 bills were introduced in the State Senate.

You are encouraged to contribute to the POA Political Action Committee (PAC) so that we can raise money to lobby legislative representatives and administrative personnel to keep rental housing in Baltimore affordable.

Upcoming Meeting

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Do You Know...

Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, resulting in 96% reduction in the incidence of childhood lead poisoning may be struck down by the Md Court of Appeals?

The Details of a new requirement for carbon monoxide detectors in rental units? Will you be fined for non-compliance?

To comply with Lead Poisoning Prevention, you now have a choice of conducting (a) visual inspections, or (b) dust wipes? A new State Law may require BOTH!

Baltimore City Council is proposing to no longer pick up trash at multi-unit apartment buildings? This will require you to pay your own private trash hauler or face large fines for trash piling up at your building...