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‘Junk fees’ are driving up the cost of renting in Howard County, advocates say
3+ week, 3+ day ago (881+ words) Howard County already has some of Maryland’s highest rents, but hidden so-called “junk fees” for Wi-Fi, trash disposal and Amazon package deliveries that some landlords tuck into tenants’ monthly bills are exacerbating the county’s housing affordability crisis. That’s the conclusion…...