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[quote=Anonymous]https://ggwash.org/view/92158/marylands-governor-wants-to-tackle-the-states-housing-shortage

[i]The Housing Expansion and Affordability Act would allow taller or denser developments than what the local zoning allows. In areas zoned for single-family homes, that could mean duplexes or triplexes. In other areas, you could make buildings up to 30% larger. This would apply in areas within one mile of rail transit stations like Metro, MARC, and the Baltimore light rail and subway, on land owned by nonprofits, or on some state-owned properties.

Landlords also couldn’t charge more than a month’s rent for security deposits, or evict tenants in extreme weather conditions like snowstorms or heat waves.

Renters living in single-family homes or smaller buildings like duplexes would get the right of first refusal if their landlords wanted to sell, giving them the option to buy the property first.
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[i]The state has the lowest unemployment rate in the US, in part because people have stopped looking for work. It’s one of the nation’s wealthiest states, but higher-income residents are leaving.

Maryland also has growing budget problems, and Governor Moore has already proposed billions of dollars in transportation cuts.

It also suggests we need legislation that makes it easier to build market-rate homes that bring in lots of tax revenue to offset the costs of providing more subsidized, affordable homes.[/i]

Maryland is seeking to shoot itself in the foot by alienating the affluent residents it needs. [/quote]

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