Motel abruptly shutting down, leaving residents without a home

Residents of Brown’s Motel in Ellicott City scramble in wake of building’s abrupt closure, impending demolition

When Virginia Garber first got word that Brown’s Motel in Ellicott City was closing, she thought, “Oh god, what am I going to do?” Garber, 71, has lived in Brown’s Motel since 2023 and is among the residents being forced to move out of the decades-old building as it reaches its final day of business on Dec. 10. On Friday, she was one of the few residents left to move out, with piles of belongings in front of rooms and a few cars parked in the l…

Motel abruptly shutting down, leaving residents without a home

By Dennis Valera Click here for updates on this story     BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Dozens living at an Ellicott City motel will be losing their home after they were told it was abruptly shutting down. While initially the residents at Brown’s Motel were told they had until December 10, the move-out date got pushed up to as soon as Friday, December 6. Community Action Council of Howard County, a nonprofit, is helping the displaced residents find a plac…