Tenant Justice Project (TJP): Rent Court Basics for Volunteers

View the training on demand. Once registered, you will be emailed access instructions within 1 business day.

This training equips lawyers, paralegals, and law students with the foundational knowledge needed before observing a Rent Court docket or volunteering in a non‑legal support role at PBRC’s ACE clinics. Participants will learn how Rent Court operates, what tenants experience when facing eviction, and how PBRC delivers on-the-ground counsel through staffed Rent Court clinics. Participants must agree to observe one rent court clinic in exchange for this free training.

Tell us about yourself! Please type full names and addresses as you'd like communications to be addressed.






Home or Primary Address





Work Address (if any)







Phone Contact (s) (XXX-XXX-XXXX)







Please enter all states where you are licensed to practice (including Maryland) and the year and bar number.  Attorneys not barred in MD must become specially authorized to practice pro bono in MD (contact Liz Twigg at ltwigg@probonomd.org for more information).




Please list areas in which you have experience and how many years experience you have in each area. (Add as many as you like.)


Please enter all spoken languages, your fluency level, and whether you are willing to volunteer to interpret or translate. (Add as many as you like.)








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