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Council presses pause on rental ordinance as members press for exemptions, refunds and legal clarity
Summary
Councilors said a 90-day moratorium applies to proposed rental compliance rules; members asked staff to stop ongoing enforcement of the draft ordinance for current applicants, sought clarity on a family exemption and asked for a process to make affected landlords whole.
At a Highland Park City Council workshop, members focused substantial discussion on the draft residential rental ordinance, its family-exemption language, and how the council’s temporary moratorium should be applied to landlords who were already in the compliance process.
Council members said the council adopted a 90-day moratorium on enforcement while the body reviews the proposed ordinance. One council speaker summarized the moratorium length bluntly: "It was 90 days." Members said they have received constituent reports that enforcement and application processing…
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