City Council approved legislation introduced by Councilman Brian O’Neill aimed at preventing illegal rental conversions in residential neighborhoods by restricting access to additional public utility meters at unlicensed rental properties.
The bill was cosponsored by fellow Northeast Councilman, Mike Driscoll, Chair of City Council‘s L&I Committee which held the hearing on the bill.
The legislation, now law, prohibits property owners from installing more than one utility meter or establishing more than one utility service account at any residential property with three or fewer dwelling units, unless the property owner has a valid rental license or building permit authorizing multi-family living…