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DCD says lease-to-own program cannot continue in current form under new statute; existing tenants can remain
3140120 · April 28, 2025
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Summary
Department of City Development staff told the committee the city must end the lease-to-own program as it currently operates because the new state law changes disposition rules; tenants currently occupying program properties may remain as long as they pay rent and are advised to seek preapproval if they intend to repurchase.
Deborah McCollum Gathing, residential property disposition manager for the Department of City Development, told the Judiciary and Legislation Committee that the city’s lease-to-own program cannot operate in its current form under the new state statute…
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