Legal Opinion
Westchester West No. 2 Ltd. Partnership v. Montgomery County
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided December 18, 1975No. [No. 32, September Term. 1975.]PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEldridge, J.
This case presents a challenge to a Montgomery County rent control ordinance on the ground that it constitutes a deprivation of property without due process of law in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
On September 18, 1973, the Montgomery County Council enacted a rent control law, Bill No. 39-73, codified as Montgomery County Code (1972, 1974 Cum. Supp.), Chapter 29, Article VI, which became effective on October 1, 1973. 1 The law applies to persons owning three or more dwelling units in Montgomery County, and limits rent increases to a maximum of 4% of…
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