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Resident urges state lawmakers to pass bill to curb predatory 'wholesaling' home sales
Summary
During public comment, Jennifer Langston Justice urged the commission and attendees to contact state representatives to pass a bill that would stop predatory 'wholesaling' practices she says target seniors and veterans; she named Representative Joe Nola as stalling the measure.
Jennifer Langston Justice addressed the commission during public comment to urge action on a state bill she described as consumer protection against a practice called "wholesaling," which she said preys on seniors and veterans.
"This is a consumer protection issue. This is wholesaling," Langston Justice said, describing solicitations that promise to buy a home at a low price by taking advantage of owners who do not know market value. She told the commission the bill had been ready for passage but was being stalled in the House and named Representative Joe Nola and another Representative Jones as lawmakers who had blocked progress.
Langston Justice asked county officials and members of the public to contact their state representatives to encourage passage of the bill. The commission did not take formal action on the matter during the meeting; the remark was entered as public comment and not an action item.
The claim that Representative Joe Nola has stalled the bill reflects the speaker’s account in public comment and was not verified in the meeting record. No state representative responded during the meeting and the status of the bill was not detailed further in the commission’s materials.
