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Takoma Park to draft stronger tenant-protection ordinance after HCD recommendations
Summary
Housing staff proposed an ordinance package including clearer rent-increase notices, expanded relocation assistance, a troubled-properties public list, mandatory tenant bill-of-rights distribution, and anonymous complaint options; staff plans an ordinance in early spring with phased implementation beginning summer 2026.
Takoma Park’s Housing and Community Development staff presented a package of tenant-protection recommendations to the City Council on Feb. 23 and said staff will draft an ordinance for council review in early spring.
Paloma Royal LeFebre, the city’s housing manager, said the proposals aim to shore up gaps in existing city protections — including rent-stabilization rules, a tenant opportunity-to-purchase law, and emergency rental-assistance programs — by improving notice, enforcement, and tenant access to remedies. Key proposals include requiring proof of delivery…
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