Consumer advocates in Baltimore are making a last ditch effort to kill a City Council bill – backed by President Nick Mosby and poised for final passage tonight – that they say will hurt, rather than help, city renters.

Baltimore Renters United has been highlighting links to scathing Better Business Bureau reviews of Rhino, a New York-based company that stands to benefit from one provision of the measure.

As an alternative to putting up a security deposit, Bill 21-0022 lets renters purchase “rental security insurance,” which Rhino sells and which advocates for the poor say is a predatory and deceptive product.

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