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Council approves bill giving county right of first refusal on mobile home parks and motels with amendments
Summary
The Howard County Council approved Council Bill 10 20 25, amended to expand the Housing Commission's ability to solicit qualified assignees for mobile home parks and motels the county may acquire to preserve affordable housing. The bill passed after debate over motel residency duration and growth-control implications.
Howard County’s Council on March 2025 approved Council Bill 10 20 25, a measure that gives the county a right of first refusal to acquire certain mobile home parks and motels, amended to add a solicitation process and to clarify the role of qualified assignees and the Housing Commission.
The bill’s sponsor, Councilmember Liz Walsh, and other supporters stressed the measure is intended to preserve existing low-cost housing stock without requiring new…
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