The law, which will likely not go into effect until next April at the earliest, comes after months of protracted and contentious debate.

The vote bookmarks lawmakers’ frantic volley this spring to legislate around historic increases in rent prices.

Rent-stabilized apartments will see historic hikes this year after a housing agency nixed stopgap plans.

Two separate rent stabilization bills will hit the Council floor Tuesday, likely kicking off months of frenzied lobbying over a debate that has raged in the county for decades.

“I am taking away your opportunity to take advantage of people, and I’m not going to apologize for that,” District 7 Councilmember Krystal Oriadha said.

The D.C. Housing Authority pays rent on behalf of thousands of low-income residents. But some say landlords are cashing in on the subsidies.

Rising rents are spurring tenants to demand action from elected officials in Montgomery County, a wealthy suburb of D.C.