Striking in Howard County Maryland with Rent Control

[Tim Miller]

Rent control is starting to spared faster and faster in Maryland! If you don't get out and speak against this, it will be in the whole state before you know it.  Below is a letter from a landlord association I belong to: (sad to say but there is only 2 or 3 in the whole state)

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2023/09/13/is-rent-control...

We
understand that in the coming weeks Howard County Executive Dr. Calvin Ball intends to introduce a housing package which will include the following:

Rent control at a 6% cap

Expanding a right to purchase of existing properties to nonprofits

Expanding a payment in lieu of taxes agreement for privately held properties

Rental security deposit and rental assistance for Howard Community College and school system students

Funding improvements for units for ADA purposes

Allocating $1.4M in grants from the Housing Trust Fund for nonprofits for rental assistance, weatherization and other unit improvements

Clearly, rent control (item 1) and delaying private transactions (item 2) are incredibly problematic. We would urge our members with connections to the County Executive to reach out and express their concerns.