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02-02-2018, 07:29 PM
A member of GOP-Javanka wing may soon be honored with a law named after him:
Md. lawmaker proposes ‘Jared Kushner Act’ to protect delinquent tenants
By Ovetta Wiggins January 31 Email the author
A Maryland lawmaker has introduced a bill named for President Trump’s son-in-law that is intended to stop judges from ordering the arrest of tenants who owe their landlords up to $5,000 in unpaid rent.
Del. Bilal Ali (D-Baltimore City), the bill’s sponsor, called the measure the Jared Kushner Act, because Kushner’s apartment management company has aggressively used the controversial debt-collection tactic.
A Baltimore Sun investigation last year found that corporate entities affiliated with Kushner Cos.’ 17 apartment complexes (https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/kushner-keeps-most-of-his-real-estate-but-offers-few-clues-about-potential-white-house-conflicts/2017/05/21/35d7ceb4-3993-11e7-a058-ddbb23c75d82_story.html?utm_term=.99c9f39db10a)in Maryland sought the civil arrest of 105 former tenants — the most of any Maryland company between 2013 and 2017. All had allegedly failed to appear in court to respond to charges of unpaid rent.
“It’s like being jailed because you’re poor,” Ali said.
Under the bill, civil arrests for unpaid rent, known as “body attachments,” would be prohibited if the amount of debt is $5,000 or less.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/md-lawmaker-proposes-jared-kushner-act-to-protect-delinquent-tenants/2018/01/31/9c3e03d4-069e-11e8-b48c-b07fea957bd5_story.html
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Md. lawmaker proposes ‘Jared Kushner Act’ to protect delinquent tenants
By Ovetta Wiggins January 31 Email the author
A Maryland lawmaker has introduced a bill named for President Trump’s son-in-law that is intended to stop judges from ordering the arrest of tenants who owe their landlords up to $5,000 in unpaid rent.
Del. Bilal Ali (D-Baltimore City), the bill’s sponsor, called the measure the Jared Kushner Act, because Kushner’s apartment management company has aggressively used the controversial debt-collection tactic.
A Baltimore Sun investigation last year found that corporate entities affiliated with Kushner Cos.’ 17 apartment complexes (https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/kushner-keeps-most-of-his-real-estate-but-offers-few-clues-about-potential-white-house-conflicts/2017/05/21/35d7ceb4-3993-11e7-a058-ddbb23c75d82_story.html?utm_term=.99c9f39db10a)in Maryland sought the civil arrest of 105 former tenants — the most of any Maryland company between 2013 and 2017. All had allegedly failed to appear in court to respond to charges of unpaid rent.
“It’s like being jailed because you’re poor,” Ali said.
Under the bill, civil arrests for unpaid rent, known as “body attachments,” would be prohibited if the amount of debt is $5,000 or less.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/md-lawmaker-proposes-jared-kushner-act-to-protect-delinquent-tenants/2018/01/31/9c3e03d4-069e-11e8-b48c-b07fea957bd5_story.html
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