Req#: 551574

About Us

Founded in 1937, The Housing Authority of Baltimore City (HABC) has kept the promise of public housing alive. It has done so by maintaining and modernizing its buildings and enriching the lives of its residents through innovative social services, recreational and educational programs, and job training initiatives. What makes HABC successful is the dedication of its employees and its history of strong leadership.




Position Summary

The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a highly organized and self-motivated individual with strong communication, project coordination/management skills and competent knowledge of the Maryland Rent Court process to serve as the Rent Court Administrator. The person in this position will work under general supervision of the Deputy General Counsel of the Housing Authority of Baltimore City in its Office of Legal Affairs. The Rent Court Manager will coordinate and manage HABC’s monthly, high-volume rent court filing process that involves multiple pre-filing and post-filing procedures and tasks performed by various HABC departments and a HABC vendor (the “Vendor”).

All activities must support the Housing Authority of Baltimore City (“HABC” or “Authority”) mission, strategic goals, and objectives.




Major Duties

• Administers HABC’s monthly, high-volume rent court filing process that involves multiple pre-filing and post-filing procedures and tasks performed by various HABC departments and a HABC vendor.
• Participates in training and becomes proficient with the Vendor’s delinquency management software for rent court document preparation and filing.
• Serves as the contract administrator of the Vendor’s contract
• Maintains an accurate schedule of the steps in the rent court process and notifies HABC’s property managers and Vendor when to take the steps.
• Reviews and ensures that the Vendor has received accurate rent delinquency information and all other information required to be included in a failure to pay rent court action.
• Serves as liaison between HABC and Vendor for rent court document preparation and communicates with the appropriate staff of HABC and/or the Vendor to resolve inconsistencies or other issues, before the documents are submitted to the court.
• Provides support to HABC’s attorneys who represent HABC at rent trials.
• Attends all rent court trials and testifies on behalf of HABC on all failure to pay rent court cases.
• Acts as court agent for HABC at rent court trials and presents cases, if needed.
• Reports and investigates issues raised by tenants and their advocates regarding their rent determination and payments.
• Sends reminders to HABC staff to ensure that compliance matters required for rent court filings are completed in a timely manner.
• Assists managers with property registration renewals.
• Ensures that the Vendor has correct case outcomes in its system in preparation for the next steps in the rent court filing process.
• Communicates with property managers to provide them final outcome of the rent court cases.
• Tracks the eviction process including outcomes of scheduled evictions and reasons for cancelations.
• Maintains and updates databases of information needed for rent court filing and reporting.
• Provides reports on the rent court filings to supervisor and HABC senior staff
• Makes presentations to HABC senior staff on rent collection data.
• Communicates with the District Court Clerk’s Office as may be necessary.
• Prioritizes and manages multiple projects concurrently and follows through with issues in a timely manner.

Performs other associated duties as assigned.

Minimum Education, Training and/or Experience

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Legal Studies, Property Management, or related field(s) is required. Law or Paralegal degree and/or a property management certification preferred. A minimum of 3 years of experience in residential property management, rent delinquency management and private or public housing landlord-tenant matters. Experience in, and competent knowledge of the Maryland rent court process and/or other landlord-tenant court proceedings is required. Experience in residential property management, rent delinquency management and private or public housing landlord-tenant matters is desired. An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience may be considered.

Special Requirements

• Possession of a valid Maryland driver's license.
• Must be able to be covered under the Authority's fidelity bond.
• Must be able to be covered under the Authority's vehicle insurance policy.
• Must also be able to traverse between 417 East Fayette Street and the District Court located at 501 East Fayette Street, which may occur multiple times in a week.

Other Requirements

You must successfully pass a prescreening investigation, including employment and education verification.

Probationary Period: This is a full-time permanent position. Upon employment, you will be required to serve a 6-month probationary period.

FOR INTERNAL CANDIDATES ONLY: Current HABC employees who are on probation, whether due to initial new hire status (6 months) or promotion (3 months), will have the opportunity to apply for other roles within HABC once their probationary period is successfully completed. This allows time for growth, development, and the demonstration of their skills and commitment, paving the way for new opportunities within the organization.

If you are currently under the progressive disciplinary process, you may not have the chance to be considered for a promotion (s) within HABC. Please review the Manual of Personnel Policies or the applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement for more information on the disciplinary process.

Benefits

We offer a competitive package of employee benefit programs that supports recruitment and retention objectives and is designed to meet the diverse and changing needs of our employees. HABC’s comprehensive benefit package includes:

• Paid Holidays
• Paid Vacation
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Pharmacy Coverage
• Retirement Program

All new employees are required to receive at least one COVID-19 vaccination shot in a two-shot series or be fully vaccinated prior to the date of hire.

This posting will remain active until December 4th, 2024.