On Scott’s Desk, a Bill Pitched as Helping Renters that Renters’ Advocates Denounce

The people lobbying Mayor Brandon Scott about the “Security Deposit Alternatives” bill have been coming at him hard:

On Tuesday morning, a large banner was hung from a balcony at City Hall urging Scott to veto bill 21-0022. A similar protest banner was strung up on a nearby parking garage.

Both banners namechecked Rhino, the NYC-based company that has been using an unregistered lobbyist and organizing roundtable events with City Council members to promote the measure, which a coalition of advocates say will victimize rather than benefit low-income renters.

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