surety bonds bill

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott announced Thursday the city will create a $3.3 million fund to help renters with security deposits.

The Baltimore City Council adjourned Tuesday without taking up Mayor Brandon Scott’s veto of a bill that would have provided security deposit alternatives to renters, letting it stand.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott vetoed Monday a bill that provides security deposit alternatives to renters.He said he feared the bill would do more harm than good.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott has until Monday to decide whether to veto a controversial bill that would provide security deposit alternatives for renters or allow it to become law without his signature.

A virtual housing town hall that Baltimore City Council leaders held Tuesday night drew backlash from the city’s renter advocates. “It was just insulting, and it was infuriating,” said renter and advocate Tisha Guthrie.