Maryland Legal Aid files to speed up court case against company behind problem housing units in Somerset County
SOMERSET COUNTY, Md – The Maryland Legal Aid Society is representing tenants who were allegedly retaliated against by landlords, says one party to that lawsuit is looking to have the case dismissed, holding up the proceedings for the tenants that are still living in the sub- standard units at the heart of the complaint. Those units include violations such as water leaks, faulty electrical switches, broken windows, and the group owning the residences Mt. Vernon Group LLC operates without a license. The lawsuit named both Mt.Vernon and the operator of the property Eric Sessoms, and it's Sessoms that is looking to have the case against him dismissed, arguing he was working on behalf of the company and should not be a part of the lawsuit. Maryland Legal Aid Attorney Jamie…