County Council votes Tuesday on ‘University Housing District’ that would cap rentals
For almost as long as there have been students at what is now Towson University, there’s been friction between the neighborhoods surrounding the sprawling suburban campus and the students who attend it.
The latest effort to tamp that down is a Baltimore County Council bill that would establish a pilot University Housing District within one mile of the campus. The legislation, which Councilman Mike Ertel proposed after extensive meetings with nearby residents, would restrict the number of new rental licenses the county could issue on blocks where rentals already account for 30% or more of the properties.
Towson University has seen rising demand for student housing as more students want to live on or near campus and not commute. The university, which has been adding housing and working with developers to add more, has not opposed the legislation.
Neither will the Maryland Multi-Housing Association because it represents apartment communities for the most part, a spokesperson said.
The bill will largely impact smaller landlords and larger, national ones that are buying up single-family homes for rentals.
Read full article: Towson landlords face new limits on student rentals near university – The Baltimore Banner
