Tenant and Eviction Lawyers in Montgomery County (Rockville, Silver Spring), Maryland
Free and low-cost legal help for renters and landlords in Montgomery County (Rockville, Silver Spring): legal aid organizations, any right-to-counsel program, and the bar association's lawyer referral service.
Free legal aid in Montgomery County (Rockville, Silver Spring)
- Maryland Access to Counsel in Evictions (ACE) — Eligible tenants; call 2-1-1 and say you need legal help with an eviction case, or use the online intake.
- Maryland Legal Aid — Free civil legal services for eligible low-income Marylanders; intake 888-465-2468.
Legal aid groups usually help people below an income limit and may prioritize eviction cases. Call as soon as you get court papers or a notice.
Right to a lawyer in eviction cases
Maryland Access to Counsel in Evictions (ACE), a statewide program: tenants living in Maryland with household income at or below 50% of Maryland's median income may get a free lawyer in failure-to-pay-rent, breach-of-lease and tenant-holding-over cases (and voucher/subsidy terminations). Call 211 or apply via the ACE website. Source
Hiring a landlord-tenant lawyer
If you don't qualify for free help, a lawyer referral service can connect you with a local landlord-tenant attorney, often for a low-cost first consultation:
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General legal information, not legal advice. Laws change and local rules can differ; check the linked official source or talk to a lawyer about your situation.