BROOKE CONRAD
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- Sep 21, 2026
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Downtown Baltimore condo owners to get refunded 'illegal' surcharge (opens the original)
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by Brooke Conrad | Spotlight on Maryland BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Baltimore City appears to be walking back a surprise property tax surcharge on downtown Baltimore condo owners after Spotlight on Maryland began asking questions earlier this month. Condo owners at 414 Water Street said they were infuriated by the hundreds of dollars in surcharges they were issued by the quasi-government Downtown Management Authority (DMA) earlier this summer – some as high as $500. The condo owners claimed the charges
Maryland fails to process hundreds of disability appeals, violating federal rules (opens the original)
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by Brooke Conrad | Spotlight on Maryland MARYLAND (WBFF) — Hundreds of Marylanders have filed appeals amid budget cuts and denials of disability services over the past two years. In more than 200 cases, the state has failed to process those appeals, violating federal rules. “Not one — not one — has been heard yet,” said Tracie Feron, whose son is one of the many waiting on appeals. Connor Feron, a 30-year-old man with autism and other medical conditions, receives state funds to pay for caregivin
'No accountability' for disrepair at Baltimore apartment building, residents say (opens the original)
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by BROOKE CONRAD | Spotlight on Maryland BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Residents of The Chateau, a Baltimore apartment building near Druid Lake, reached out to Spotlight on Maryland with longstanding concerns about broken doors, unreliable elevators and utilities that they say the management company has failed to fix. The building has several federally subsidized units and houses several people who are elderly or have disabilities. The city has issued 20 citations against the property since 2017, but resid
Mushrooms, mold in Baltimore homeless hotel: Where’s the maintenance money? (opens the original)
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By Brooke Conrad | Spotlight on MarylandPUBLISHED: September 3, 2026 at 5:01 AM EDT | UPDATED: September 3, 2026 at 6:27 AM EDTGetting your Trinity Audio player ready...Baltimore paid a private contractor roughly $6 million to maintain two downtown hotels used as homeless shelters, but an inspector general's report found problems. So, what did Baltimore get for its money? Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To log in, click here. Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens i
Mold, mushrooms in Baltimore homeless hotel: Where did maintenance money go? (opens the original)
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by Brooke Conrad | Spotlight on Maryland BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Baltimore paid a private contractor roughly $6 million to maintain two downtown hotels used as homeless shelters. But an inspector general’s report documented mold, possible water damage, poor ventilation and mushrooms growing from carpeting while the company had the contract. So what did Baltimore get for its $6 million? A Spotlight on Maryland investigation has found the contractor, Old Town Hotel Group, was sued in February for alleg
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