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Howard County - Fee for Rental Housing Services - Established Ho. Co. 15-21

Sponsor: Howard County DelegationCommittee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Counties - GenerallyStatus: Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing a fee on rental housing licenses issued in Howard County to fund educational services for any tenant or landlord in need of assistance and legal services for any tenant with a household income of up to 60% of the median household income in Howard County; requiring that the fee be $15 per unit in fiscal year 2022; specifying that the fee is in addition to any other fees required for the issuance or renewal of a rental housing license; requiring a certain report; applying the Act prospectively; etc.

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Testimony (7)

MGA witness list
FAV 4FavorableUNF 3Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVRubeling, AbbeyHoward County DelegationWritten (PDF)
FAVRubeling, AbbeyHoward County DelegationWritten (PDF)
FAVHoward County Delegation, Howard County DelegationIndividualOral
FAVHoward County Delegation, Howard County DelegationIndividualOral
UNFSmith, PattiGreenway Learning Center for Infants and ChildrenWritten (PDF)
UNFGreenfield, AaronlobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFGreenfield, AaronlobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFGreenfield, AaronRegistered for: BTS Bioenergy; Baltimore Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Inc.; Embassy of Japan; Ernst & Young, LLP; FEi Systems; Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake
UNFGreenfield, AaronRegistered for: BTS Bioenergy; Baltimore Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Inc.; Embassy of Japan; Ernst & Young, LLP; FEi Systems; Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake