By Adam Pagnucco. On Tuesday, the county council is due to vote on a bill providing 20-year tax breaks to some office-to-residential conversion projects. The bill is part of the…
rent control
Rent Control Applies to Fees Too
By Adam Pagnucco. The application of Montgomery County’s 2023 rent control law to rent increases is well known. But in an announcement to the public, the county government made it…
Jawando to Developers: Don’t Come Here
By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Will Jawando, perhaps the principal figure in Montgomery County’s passage of rent control, took it to developers in yesterday’s Rent Stabilization Community Forum in Rockville. …
By Adam Pagnucco. With MoCo’s rental housing industry under a nationwide financial boycott, County Executive Marc Elrich and a majority of the Montgomery County Council have signed on to a…
Other People’s Money
By Adam Pagnucco. Many years ago, I had a boss in the labor movement who talked about the abuse of “other people’s money.” As a young construction worker, he deplored…
Top Stories: February 2025
By Adam Pagnucco. Below are the top ten stories on Montgomery Perspective in February 2025, ranked by page views. 1. Federal Contractors Begin Mass Layoffs 2. Moore Tax Hike Targets…
Yup, We’re Redlined
By Adam Pagnucco. Every now and then, when I program a post for publishing, I know it’s going to throw a rock into the soup. Normally, the splash hits a…
By Adam Pagnucco. According to a nationally known real estate writer, Montgomery County and the Maryland D.C. suburbs were just called out at a national conference of the biggest players…
Early Signs Point to Rent Control Debacle
By Adam Pagnucco. On December 23, the Wall Street Journal printed the first assessment of rent control in Montgomery County since the law was passed in July 2023. And the…
Top Stories: July 2024
By Adam Pagnucco. Below are the top ten stories on Montgomery Perspective in July 2024, ranked by page views. 1. Does this Assistant Principal Deserve Another Chance? 2. Rockville City…