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Rockville staff outline major landlord‑tenant code changes: 2‑year leases, algorithmic ban, fee transparency and repair‑and‑deduct
Summary
City staff presented a draft of proposed revisions to Chapter 18 Dec. 8, including requiring landlords to offer two‑year leases, banning algorithmic rent‑setting that uses non‑public competitor data, tightened fee disclosure and limits, new repair‑and‑deduct rules, and data‑reporting changes. Council asked for more data on fee caps and safeguards for small landlords; staff will draft code language for spring return.
Rockville staff presented a broad rewrite of Chapter 18 of the city code — the chapter that governs rental housing and landlord‑tenant relations — laying out both clarifying alterations and new policy proposals aimed at increasing housing stability and fee transparency.
Jane Lyons Raider, housing programs manager in the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), and Trevor Stevens, the city's landlord‑tenant specialist, summarized public engagement and new policy proposals. Staff said suggested alterations include clearer definitions, adding ‘improve housing stability’ to the chapter’s purpose, requiring landlords to offer two‑year lease terms, expanding…
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