Council also considering bills on mercury regulators, rental discrimination
December 10, 2020 | 5:10 pm
December 18, 2020
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About two months after a 2-year-old boy died after falling from a third-floor apartment window in Takoma Park, the Montgomery County Council is considering a requirement for landlords to install window guards in all apartments with children up to age 10.
Under the bill, landlords would also have to install the guards at a tenant’s request and include the window guard requirements within a lease or an addendum to the lease.
The cost of the installation and maintenance of the window guards could not be charged to tenants.