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Committee advances bill to remove defective-tenancy exemption from consumer-protection law
Summary
The Public Safety Committee on March 17 advanced Bill 6-25 to remove the county consumer-protection exemption for defective tenancy, allowing expanded enforcement tools against chronically noncompliant landlords.
The Public Safety Committee on March 17 advanced Bill 6-25, which removes a long-standing defective‑tenancy exemption from the county’s consumer-protection chapter and clarifies enforcement avenues including access to circuit court for more serious or aggregated claims.
Councilmember Mink, a bill sponsor, said the change is aimed at holding a small subset of "very egregious law breaking landlords" accountable for conduct that already violates county codes and public-safety standards. "Most landlords are not doing this," she said, "but there are some who…
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