‘Junk fees’ are driving up the cost of renting in Howard County, advocates say

‘Junk fees’ are driving up the cost of renting in Howard County, advocates say

Howard County already has some of Maryland’s highest rents, but hidden so-called “junk fees” for Wi-Fi, trash disposal and Amazon package deliveries that some landlords tuck into tenants’ monthly bills are exacerbating the county’s housing affordability crisis.