BALTIMORE — As the country faces a housing affordability crisis, Baltimore City leaders are trying to keep housing costs low to both retain residents and attract new ones.

On Monday, Mayor Brandon Scott signed a series of four bills into law as part of a greater housing package. Each makes a small but significant change at the ground level.

“It isn’t just about re-writing the wrongs of the past, it’s about building a stronger future,” Scott said.

“Imagine you have a door with 20 different locks on it, right? You can’t open a door until you remove all of the locks and that’s the same thing with housing,” said District 11 Councilman Zac Blanchard, who sponsored one of the bills.

Blanchard's bill, the "Spaces for People Act" includes removing requirements for developers to build off-stree

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