Enhances oversight of enforcement of municipal rent control and rent leveling ordinances; establishes Rental Control Ombudsman in DCA; appropriates $4 million.

Summary

The bill requires municipalities with rent‑control or rent‑leveling ordinances to establish clear complaint procedures and response timelines, and it gives tenants the right to sue a municipality that fails to enforce those rules. It also creates a Rent Control Ombudsman in the Department of Community Affairs to receive complaints, refer cases to the Attorney General, and publish annual reports, with $4 million appropriated to support the program.

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