Call the County Council on Monday 7/10 to Ask for Meaningful Rent Stabilization!

Call on your council members to support meaningful rent stabilization with vacancy control.

Use the script below as a guide, but feel free to share any personal reasons for why you are making this phone call. Call Councilmembers Fani-Gonzalez, Katz, and Council President Glass.

To call Council President Glass: (240) 777-7966
To call CM Sidney Katz: (240) 777-7906
To call CM Natali Fani-Gonzalez: (240) 777-7870

(If you get voicemail instead of a staffer, please hang up and try back in a few minutes if you can. If you call a few times and still keep getting voicemail, feel free to leave a message using the script below.)

"Hi, my name is ______, and I [AM A RENTER/LIVE IN] in [NEIGHBORHOOD]. I’m calling to ask Councilmember [NAME] to support the rent stabilization bill going to the full council next week

I'm grateful that a rent cap of 6% moved forward last week to include all types of housing. But [I/MY NEIGHBORS] still can't afford 6% rent increases. I'm worried about what happens if [I/THEY] need to move. The rent cap needs to stay in place for apartments even when a renter leaves. So in the case [I/MY NEIGHBORS] have to move, [I/THEY] can still find a place for a reasonable price because apartments will not be able to raise their prices to whatever they feel like.

SHARE SOMETHING ABOUT YOU OR A LOVED ONE FACING RENT INCREASES

You will make a big difference in our life if you pass a low rent cap that protects renters from immediate rent hikes when [WE/RENTERS] are evicted or move out.

Will you commit to a lower rent cap that stays in place when renters leave an apartment?

Thank you!"

Remember to thank the staff you talk to - they work hard and are fielding a lot of our calls!

THANK YOU FOR TAKING ACTION!
Email devorah@jufj.org if you have any questions.