City of Baltimore - File #: 21-0097

• File #: 21-0097
• Version: 0
• Name: Emergency Security Deposit Relief Act
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 6/8/2021
• In control: Baltimore City Council
• Final action: 9/23/2021
• Enactment #: 21-040
• Title: Emergency Security Deposit Relief Act For the purpose of establishing the Emergency Security Deposit Voucher Program; placing a cap on the amount of money the Emergency Security Deposit Voucher Program can give each family for a security deposit; providing for certain funding for the Emergency Security Deposit Voucher Program; setting forth the eligibility requirements for the Emergency Security Deposit Voucher Program; requiring that the Department of Housing and Community Development adopt rules and regulations to administer the Emergency Security Deposit Voucher Program; establishing procedures on a family’s admission into the Emergency Security Deposit Voucher Program; putting certain priorities in place for distribution of security deposit vouchers; requiring the security deposit voucher to be used within a certain time frame; making a family liable for the cost of the security deposit voucher upon a Departmental finding that the family has used the security deposit voucher improp...
• Sponsors: Sharon Green Middleton, Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer, Mark Conway, James Torrence, Odette Ramos, Antonio Glover, Zeke Cohen, Ryan Dorsey, Phylicia Porter, John T. Bullock, Robert Stokes, Sr.
• Indexes: Deposit, Emergency, Security

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/4/2021	0	Mayor	Signed by Mayor
9/20/2021	0	Economic and Community Development	Recommended Favorably with Amendment
9/20/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Advanced to 3rd Reader on same day
9/20/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Approved and Sent to the Mayor
9/14/2021	0	Economic and Community Development	Recommended Favorably with Amendment	Pass
8/24/2021	0	Economic and Community Development	Worksession
6/11/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Dept. of Housing and Community Development
6/11/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Dept. of Finance
6/11/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to City Solicitor
6/8/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Introduced
6/8/2021	0	Economic and Community Development	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
6/8/2021	0	Baltimore City Council	Assigned

DLR Draft III 03Jun21 DLR Draft III 03Jun21
Explanation: Capitals indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

* Warning: This is an unofficial, introductory copy of the bill.
The official copy considered by the City Council is the first reader copy.
Introductory*

City of Baltimore
Council Bill

Introduced by: Councilmember Middleton


A Bill Entitled

An Ordinance concerning
title
Emergency Security Deposit Relief Act
For the purpose of establishing the Emergency Security Deposit Voucher Program; placing a cap on the amount of money the Emergency Security Deposit Voucher Program can give each family for a security deposit; providing for certain funding for the Emergency Security Deposit Voucher Program; setting forth the eligibility requirements for the Emergency Security Deposit Voucher Program; requiring that the Department of Housing and Community Development adopt rules and regulations to administer the Emergency Security Deposit Voucher Program; establishing procedures on a family’s admission into the Emergency Security Deposit Voucher Program; putting certain priorities in place for distribution of security deposit vouchers; requiring the security deposit voucher to be used within a certain time frame; making a family liable for the cost of the security deposit voucher upon a Departmental finding that the family has used the security deposit voucher improperly; providing for an appeals process in case of a finding of improper use of the security deposit voucher or denial of a security deposit voucher; defining certain terms; and providing for termination of this subtitle on a certain d...