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Hundreds of Rockville residents urge council to reconsider rent stabilization
Summary
Dozens of residents and renter advocates told the Rockville Mayor and Council during a March 24 public forum that the city should put rent stabilization back on its agenda, citing rising rents and a need for tenant protections like those passed in Montgomery County.
Dozens of Rockville residents and renter advocates pressed the Rockville Mayor and Council on March 24 to reconsider local rent stabilization, saying current market conditions and recent layoffs among federal contractors are forcing residents to consider leaving the city.
At the City Council public forum, speakers including Emily Towey of the Montgomery County Renters Alliance, Justin Lee of Twinbrook, and other Renters Alliance members urged the council to align Rockville policy with Montgomery County’s recently enacted rent stabilization law. Towey, who described herself as an outreach coordinator for the Renters Alliance, said the county law “protects thousands of renters and their families from price gouging and double-digit rent increases” and asked the…
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