Month: June 2019

County Council, Government

Montgomery County Council passes bill to allow tenants to terminate lease

Vito Anastasia

The council passed Bill 6-19, Landlord-Tenant Relations – Termination of Lease – Tenant Health and Safety, today. This bill requires that every rental lease allows the tenant to terminate the lease without any penalties if the landlord does not correct health and safety violations withint 30 days of the Department of Housing and Community Affairs (DHCA) orders them to. Some violations that would trigger this protection in a lease include: rodent or insect infestations, extensive or visible mold growth, lack of utilities, and pervasive and recurring water leaks. Click here to find out more. Continue reading Montgomery County Council passes bill to allow tenants to terminate lease

Government

County Executive Marc Elrich and Council President Nancy Navarro release joint statement on Immigrant Support

Vito Anastasia

Montgomery County values its diverse community that is made up of people from a variety of backgrounds, cultures and nations. We want to assure our residents that the County will continue to be a welcoming community for all. Joint Statement from County Executive Marc Elrich and Council President Nancy Navarro on Immigrant Support The full statement can be viewed here. Continue reading County Executive Marc Elrich and Council President Nancy Navarro release joint statement on Immigrant Support

Government

MoCo Council to vote on amendment allowing development in areas under moratorium

Vito Anastasia

The Council is looking to vote on a resolution that would amend the 2016-2020 Subdivision Staging Policy (SSP), which placed a moratorium through 2020 on developing in certain parts of the county where public schools were at capacity. The amendment would now allow development in these areas if the development fixes or replaces a condemned or blighted property/structure or where 50% or more housing units would be considered affordable housing for families that earn 60% or less are area median income (AMI) (Council Coming Attractions). As of 2018, the AMI in MoCo was $117,200 for a family of four (MoCo … Continue reading MoCo Council to vote on amendment allowing development in areas under moratorium

MoCo Local

Welcome to MoCo Local

Vito Anastasia

All politics is local. — Former U.S. Rep. Tip O’Neill. MoCo is at an important step in its existence and I’m excited to be a part of it. There are so many issues that need to be addressed and one of the ways that I process information is by talking it over with other folks, particularly people that have a greater understanding of what’s going on. I am not an expert on local politics, but I’ll talk to folks who are so that I (and hopefully you) can get a better understanding of what’s going on and how that impacts … Continue reading Welcome to MoCo Local