On Monday, the City Council passed a sweeping overhaul of Baltimore’s rental housing regulations calling for, among other things, one- and two-unit rental properties to be licensed and inspected, just as larger properties are.
Catching Baltimore up to jurisdictions like Montgomery and Prince George’s counties, which enacted expansive rental licensing schemes decades ago, this legislation offers renters important protection from dangerous, unhealthy housing. This protection should be a win for Baltimore renters.
However, the new law could potentially harm the very residents it intends to protect.
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