Wilmington City Council is taking a second attempt at creating a city-run escrow account to help in landlord-tenant disputes.
Three weeks after Mayor John Carney vetoed a similar ordinance, Councilwoman Yolanda McCoy decided not to try to override the veto, but rather go in a slightly different direction.
The new bill specifies failing to produce hot water, heat, water, or electricity as the causes where a tenant could voluntarily agree to place money into the rent escrow program, after a 48-hour notification period…