New Montgomery County Law limits rent increases during state of emergency
County Executive Mark Elrich signed the COVID-19 Renter Relief Act on Apr. 24 prohibiting landlords from raising rent more than 2.6 percent during or for the 180 days after Maryland’s state of emergency. Councilmember Will Jawando proposed the bill in response to reports from Montgomery County residents that their landlords were dramatically raising rent, in some cases by over 40 percent. “We need to now, more than ever, protect our vulnerable populations,” Jawando said in a council meeting. Dede Greenfield Responding to r…
Hogan announces reopening plan, hopes to launch first stage in early May
Governor Larry Hogan announced Maryland’s reopening plan for the covid-19 pandemic today in an afternoon press conference. Hogan said that his administration has been working hard to attain adequate testing, hospital capacity, personal protective equipment (PPE), and staff for contact tracing in order to start the process of recovery. Once these criteria are met and doctors begin to see a decline in the rate of hospitalizations, ICU admissions, and deaths due to the covid-19 pandemic, the reopening plan will begin. According to Dr…
