Some Montgomery County, Maryland, residents are complaining of illegal rent increases during the pandemic, despite a 2.6% cap on rent hikes approved by the county council in April.
The Montgomery County Renters Alliance said residents of The Enclave Silver Spring on Oak Leaf Drive in White Oak have reported rent increases of as much as 20%; and at the Park Montgomery Apartments on Piney Branch Road in Silver Spring, residents said they have received rent hikes of 24-33%.
During a virtual Renter Town Hall organized by the Alliance on Thursday night, a renter asked, “My landlord has tried to add an additional utility charge, double the allowable rent increase. He says, since it’s a utility charge and not a rent increase, he can charge what he wants. What are my options?”
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