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Each year, the US Department of Health and Human Services updates the federal poverty guidelines. These are a list of annual income amounts, based on the number of people in a household. Different programs use the guidelines in different ways.

There are times when a tenant needs a cosigner. Sometimes a tenant, through frugal spending habits, can actually pay the required rent, but doesn’t meet the basic income requirements of the industry.

You (or your representative) have the right, without threat or fear of retaliation, to make suggestions, make complaints, and present grievances.

A nonprofit is an organization that does not distribute profit among individual people, such as owners or shareholders. Instead, the income of the organization is used to further the organization’s commitment to public service. There are many kinds of nonprofits - some are exempt from paying taxes, some are not.

This article covers what a small family child care provider must include in a contract with parents under the Maryland regulations known as Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR) Title 13A, Subtitle 15.

Tenants must return the premises at the end of the tenancy in substantially the same condition as when they moved in.

This article provides an introduction to cooperatives, as well as an overview of the considerations involved in creating a cooperative. A cooperative is a business or nonprofit organization owned and operated by the people who either use or provide its services. Cooperatives exist in nearly every sector of the economy and employ millions of people each year.

When structuring a business it is important to choose the right entity for your needs because legal responsibilities and protections will differ based on the type of business entity chosen. This article focuses on how to form a stock corporation in Maryland.

This articles lists the requirements for terminating or modifying a tenancy. It also covers what happens if a tenant or landlord dies.

Under certain conditions, a state court may award a portion of one spouse's military retired pay to the other, as part of a divorce order.

View Maryland's Statutory Form Limited Power of Attorney, from Md. Code, Estates and Trusts, Section 17-203

The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) suspends certain civil obligations to enable service members to devote full attention to duty and relieve stress on the family members of the deployed servicemembers.

Driving without a license is a criminal offense. This article describes how to replace a lost license.

This article describes how to manage a Small Estate, once the necessary paperwork to start management has been filed.

This article explains what sales and use taxes are, who must pay them, and how to file them with the state.

There are a variety of benefits that unmarried cohabitants may receive from one another.

An advance directive (or living will) allows you to decide who you want to make health care decisions for you if you are unable to do so yourself.

Divorce mediation is an out-of-court process in which spouses meet with a neutral third party (the mediator) to identify issues of dispute, discuss possible options, and negotiate a separation agreement. The objective of mediation is to achieve an agreement where the parties themselves have control over the terms.

This articles includes an explanation of what foreclosure mediation is and how a homeowner may want to prepare for it.