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BREAKING: MoCo Back in “Moderate Transmission”, 7 Consecutive Days of “Substantial Transmission” Necessary for Mask Mandate to Be Reinstated

By MCS Staff

On Tuesday the Montgomery County Council voted to approve an amended Board of Health regulation to require seven consecutive days of substantial COVID-19 transmission in Montgomery County before an indoor face covering requirement is reinstated in areas open to the public.

The indoor mask requirement would have been reinstated on Tuesday, November 9, as the seventh consecutive day of substantial transmission would technically have been on November 5 (with a four-day grace period to allow numbers to be confirmed with CDC data). Today, however, on November 4th, the Montgomery County numbers dropped below 50 cases per 100,000 persons, coming in at 49.5

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Montgomery County Council Enacts Bill 30-21 Limiting Rent Increases and Late Fees for Tenants

By Patrick Herron

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Rockville, Md., Nov. 2, 2021—Today the Council unanimously voted to enact Bill 30-21, Landlord-Tenant Relations – Restrictions During Emergencies – Extended Limitations Against Rent Increases and Late Fees sponsored by Councilmember Will Jawando.

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