The Prince George’s County Council unanimously approved the creation of a new rental assistance program on Tuesday.
No one from the public spoke out against the program, and no one from the council did either. Instead, the looming fight appears to be over how to fund it.
Under the legislation, residents are eligible for assistance worth up to 20% of their monthly rent, six times over a two-year period. Priority will be given to residents whose rents went up by at least 15% since last summer. The amount of assistance available is income-based, and only for rental properties.
“This rental assistance program is part of this conversation that we have to have about affordable housing,” said council member Krystal Oriadha, one of the lead sponsors of the bill.
But even with a 10-to-0 vote in favor of the measure, she also acknowledged passing the bill creating the program was the easy part. Coming up with the money won’t be.
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