If there is one issue that Gwinnett County commissioners and legislators share concerns about, it is housing.
Rental housing in particular is an issue the legislators and county leaders are looking at. One aspect of the issues is companies buying existing homes and turning them into rental properties. Another is developers creating build-to-rent communities.
“The housing issue, I would say, is probably the top issue in my district,” said state Sen. Nikki Merritt, D-Grayson, during a recent meeting between Gwinnett commissioners and legislators.
“(Rental homes) are a problem. My constituents are worried. They worry about the quality of their property values as we see more of these buy-to-rents coming up.”
County leaders are concerned that legislation could be pushed during the 2023 legislative session to take away local control to regulate…
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