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Jawando Introduces Bill to Extend Limits Against Rent Increases
On Tuesday, Montgomery County Councilmember Will Jawando introduced a bill to extend limits on rent increases after the COVID-19 state of emergency ends.
If passed, the bill would extend the prohibition against raising rents above voluntary guidelines until one year after the state of emergency ends, and would prohibit charging fees for late rent payments during the emergency and until one year after it ends. Landlords would not be required to refund any late fees already paid.
The county’s Voluntary Rent Guideline was updated to 1.4% beginning Feb. 5.
Jawando said Gov. Larry Hogan recently renewed the state of emergency for another month, which was previously set to end July 1.