Abandoned Property
Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Abandoned Property - Special Property Tax Rate [HB-1257]
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Requiring the governing body of Prince George's County to set a special property tax rate that is 15% greater than the tax rate that is generally applicable to real property for a class of real property that consists of specified abandoned property for which there is a record owner; and providing that a requirement that the county set a single property tax rate for all real property does not apply to the special property tax rate on abandoned property.
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Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/09/2017
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Foreclosed and Vacant Residential Property - Common Ownership Communities - Payment of Regular Assessments [HB-1437]
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Requiring, with regard to a residential property in a common ownership community that is in foreclosure and vacant, the secured party that files the action to foreclose on the residential property to pay specified regular assessments for common expenses starting 30 days after the action to foreclose is filed and until the property title is recorded by the new owner after the foreclosure sale; and making a secured party that fails to pay regular assessments under the Act subject to a fine of $500 per month of nonpayment.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/15/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
State Boat Act - Removal of Abandoned or Sunken Vessels [HB-1253]
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[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the definition of "abandoned vessel" to include a sunken vessel but exclude specified historic property or submerged archaeological historic property; clarifying that specified provisions of law relating to the removal and disposal of abandoned vessels apply to sunken vessels; extending liability protections for damage that may occur during removal, storage, or custody of an abandoned or sunken vessel to a person that removes, preserves, or stores the abandoned or sunken vessel on behalf of the Department of Natural Resources; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Long
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 408 on 05/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Maryland Legal Services Corporation Funding - Abandoned Property Funds [HB-1291]
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Increasing from $1,500,000 to $2,000,000 the amount that the State Comptroller is required to distribute of specified abandoned property funds each year to the Maryland Legal Services Corporation Fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Third Reading Passed (92-48) on 04/10/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Residential Property - Vacant and Abandoned Property - Expedited Foreclosure [SB-1033]
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Authorizing a secured party to petition a circuit court for leave to immediately commence an action to foreclose a mortgage or deed of trust on residential property if the property is vacant and abandoned under specified circumstances; requiring a secured party to send a copy of a specified petition to specified persons under specified circumstances; requiring a court to rule on a specified petition promptly after the petition is filed; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Mathias
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 617 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Counties and Municipalities - Land Bank Authorities [HB-1168]
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Altering specified provisions of law concerning the authority of a municipality to establish a land bank authority; making specified provisions of law concerning the establishment of a land bank authority applicable to a municipality or county; authorizing two or more local governments to enter into an intergovernmental cooperation agreement; authorizing a governing body of a county or other taxing authority to transfer specified interest in property to an authority under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 618 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Maryland Legal Services Corporation Funding - Abandoned Property Funds [SB-856]
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Increasing from $1,500,000 to $2,000,000 the amount that the State Comptroller is required to distribute of specified abandoned property funds each year to the Maryland Legal Services Corporation Fund.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 839 on 05/27/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Counties and Municipalities - Land Bank Authorities [SB-957]
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Altering specified provisions of law concerning the authority of a municipality to establish a land bank authority; making specified provisions of law concerning the establishment of a land bank authority applicable to a municipality or county; authorizing two or more local governments to enter into an intergovernmental cooperation agreement; authorizing a governing body of a county or other taxing authority to transfer specified interest in property to an authority under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 619 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Task Force to Study Tax Sales in Maryland [SB-823]
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Establishing the Task Force to Study Tax Sales in Maryland to examine the tax sale system to maximize resources, facilitate properties getting to productive use, and protect residents; requiring the Task Force to evaluate the impact of tax sales, how tax sales are conducted in each county, and tax sales to collect delinquent water charges and alternative methods of collecting delinquent water charges; requiring the Task Force to report its findings to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 616 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Frederick County - Blighted Property - Nuisance Abatement [SB-803]
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Authorizing a local government in Frederick County to use a specified process to remediate blighted property; requiring the owner of a blighted property, on notification from the appropriate unit of local government, to remediate the property's blighted condition in a specified manner; requiring the appropriate unit of local government to send a written notice to all lienholders of record; authorizing the appropriate unit of local government to grant an extension of the required time periods; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/30/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Residential Property - Vacant and Abandoned Property - Expedited Foreclosure [HB-702]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing a secured party to petition a circuit court for leave to immediately commence an action to foreclose a mortgage or deed of trust on residential property if the property is vacant and abandoned under specified circumstances; requiring a secured party to send a copy of a specified petition to specified persons under specified circumstances; requiring a court to rule on a specified petition promptly after the petition is filed; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Hearing 2/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2018
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Task Force to Study Tax Sales in Maryland [HB-659]
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[Property Tax ]
[Housing ]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Tax Sales in Maryland to examine the tax sale system to maximize resources, facilitate properties getting to productive use, and protect residents; requiring the Task Force to evaluate the impact of tax sales, how tax sales are conducted in each county, and tax sales to collect delinquent water charges and alternative methods of collecting delinquent water charges; requiring the Task Force to report its findings to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 615 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Abandoned Private Cemeteries - Repair or Maintenance by County or Municipality [HB-235]
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Authorizing a county or municipality, by local law, to establish that unpaid charges made against real property that is an abandoned private cemetery for specified purposes are a lien on the property; and requiring a county or municipality to take specified actions if the county or municipality determines that a private cemetery is abandoned and in need of repair, maintenance, or preservation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 2/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2017