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Committee debate centers on who must provide trash service at rental properties; substitute to add recycling is forthcoming
Summary
Council members debated Ordinance 25120, which would amend property maintenance and rental codes to require documentation of trash service for rental units. The proposed substitute will add recycling language; the discussion highlighted enforcement challenges when tenants move or refuse service.
On Oct. 7 the New Castle County Land Use Committee discussed Ordinance 25120, a proposed amendment to Chapter 7 (Property Maintenance) and Chapter 19 (Residential Rental Properties) that would change how rental units document trash service and add responsibilities for property owners or tenants.
Councilwoman Catherine Durham, sponsor of the discussion, said the substitute language grew out of meetings with property managers, Realtor groups and county staff; the forthcoming substitute will also add recycling to the documentation requirement to match state requirements. Durham said the substitute seeks to "provide flexibility so that either the…
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