City Councilmember Yolanda McCoy prepared two tenant protection ordinances in October. Both passed in Council, including one that would have allowed tenants to hold funds in escrow with the city if their landlord didn’t address maintenance issues.
But Mayor John Carney vetoed that bill, claiming its price tag was too high and the program put the city at risk of a lawsuit.
McCoy worked with Carney’s administration to put together a new bill. It’ll be McCoy’s third attempt to establish this kind of program…