Real Property - Residential Property - Ground Leases [HB-511]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Altering a specified definition for purposes of specified provisions of law prohibiting nonjudicial actions to take possession of property; specifying the date from which specified past due ground rent accrues for specified purposes; authorizing a ground lease holder to be reimbursed for specified late fees, interest, costs, and expenses in an action to recover past due ground rent; authorizing a leasehold tenant to cure a default and commence a proceeding to obtain relief from a writ of possession under specified circumstances; etc.
HB-511: Real Property - Residential Property - Ground Leases
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 428 on 05/12/2015
Real Property - Vacant and Abandoned Residential Property [HB-372]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
[Property Tax ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring specified mortgage lenders to inspect specified residential properties for evidence of abandonment under specified circumstances; requiring specified mortgage lenders to maintain vacant and abandoned property in a specified manner; requiring the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation to establish and maintain a Vacant and Abandoned Property Registry for specified property; establishing the Vacant and Abandoned Property Registry Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund administered by the Department; etc.
HB-372: Real Property - Vacant and Abandoned Residential Property
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Walker
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/09/2015
Prince George's County - Tax Sales - Limited Auction and Foreclosure for Abandoned Property PG 425-15 [HB-1177]
[Real Estate ]
[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
[Property Tax ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring the tax collector in Prince George's County to conduct a specified limited auction prior to conducting a public auction for property subject to tax liens; specifying the individuals who may participate in a limited auction; requiring a purchaser of property at a limited auction to occupy the property as the purchaser's principal residence; requiring the tax collector to include the date, time, and location of a limited auction in specified notices; etc.
HB-1177: Prince George's County - Tax Sales - Limited Auction and Foreclosure for Abandoned Property PG 425-15
Sponsored by: Rep.
Rereferred To Budget And Taxation on 04/13/2015
Real Property - Blighted Property - Nuisance Abatement [SB-947]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Property Tax ]
[Construction ]
Authorizing a local government 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 specified notice to specified lienholders; authorizing the appropriate unit of local government to grant an extension of the required time periods; etc.
SB-947: Real Property - Blighted Property - Nuisance Abatement
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Third Reading Passed (36-10) on 03/26/2014
Restoring and Sustaining Baltimore City Communities Act of 2014 [HB-707]
[Community Development ]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
Requiring the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City to grant, by law, a specified property tax credit against the property tax imposed on specified property located in designated communities in Baltimore City; establishing the amount and duration of the property tax credit; providing for the eligibility requirements of the property tax credit; and providing that the Act apply to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2014; etc.
HB-707: Restoring and Sustaining Baltimore City Communities Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Rep. Keith Haynes
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/20/2014
Vehicle Laws - Towing, Recovery, and Storage - Methods of Payment [HB-1467]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Repealing specified payment alternatives that under specified circumstances allow a person that provides vehicle towing, recovery, or storage services to avoid having to accept payment by at least two major, nationally recognized credit cards; requiring a police department or any other person that stores an abandoned vehicle to accept payment for outstanding towing, preservation, and storage charges by cash or at least two major, nationally recognized credit cards; etc.
HB-1467: Vehicle Laws - Towing, Recovery, and Storage - Methods of Payment
Sponsored by: Rep. Curtis Anderson
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/20/2014
Prince George's County - Property Tax Credit - Qualified Residential Property PG 414-14 [HB-1012]
[Property Tax ]
[Real Estate ]
[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
Authorizing the governing body of Prince George's County to grant a property tax credit against the county property tax imposed on specified residential real property; providing for the amount of the credit; authorizing Prince George's County to provide for provisions to carry out the property tax credit; and providing that the Act applies to taxable years beginning after June 30, 2014.
HB-1012: Prince George's County - Property Tax Credit - Qualified Residential Property PG 414-14
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/27/2014
Maryland Legal Services Corporation Funding - Abandoned Property Funds [SB-809]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Poverty ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring the Comptroller to distribute specified abandoned property funds each year to the Maryland Legal Services Corporation Fund, rather than to the Maryland Legal Services Corporation; increasing from $500,000 to $1,500,000 the amount that the Comptroller is required to distribute; repealing provisions requiring the Governor to appropriate money each year to the Maryland Legal Services Corporation Fund; etc.
Residential Property - Prohibition on Nonjudicial Evictions [SB-642]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting a party claiming the right to possession from taking possession or threatening to take possession of specified residential property from a specified protected resident by locking the resident out; requiring a party claiming the right to possession to provide a specified notice in a specified manner under specified circumstances; establishing that specified persons may take possession of residential property from a protected resident only under specified circumstances; providing specified remedies for a violation of the Act; etc.
SB-642: Residential Property - Prohibition on Nonjudicial Evictions
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 514 on 05/16/2013
Baltimore City - Extinguishment or Redemption of Ground Rents [SB-366]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Property Tax ]
[Community Development ]
Altering the scope of a specified procedure in law that authorizes Baltimore City to apply to a specified State agency in order to extinguish or redeem a ground rent on property acquired by Baltimore City under specified circumstances; altering the contents of a specified affidavit required in the procedure to extinguish or redeem a ground rent on property acquired by Baltimore City under specified circumstances; etc.
SB-366: Baltimore City - Extinguishment or Redemption of Ground Rents
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 462 on 05/16/2013
Real Property - Blighted Property - Nuisance Abatement [SB-28]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Property Tax ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a local government 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 specified notice to specified lienholders; authorizing the appropriate unit of local government to grant an extension of the required time periods; etc.
SB-28: Real Property - Blighted Property - Nuisance Abatement
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 04/06/2013
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2013 [SB-127]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Finance ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Property Tax ]
Altering the frequency with which specified payments from a special fund are required to be paid; requiring the reduction of specified grants and payments under specified circumstances; altering or repealing specified required appropriations; altering the distribution of specified revenue; providing for the transfer of specified funds for specified purposes; repealing specified requirements for a notice relating to abandoned property to be published in specified newspapers; etc.
SB-127: Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Miller
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/27/2013
Baltimore City - Extinguishment or Redemption of Ground Rents [HB-521]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Property Tax ]
[Community Development ]
Altering the scope of a specified procedure in law that authorizes Baltimore City to apply to a specified State agency in order to extinguish or redeem a ground rent on property acquired by Baltimore City under specified circumstances; altering the contents of a specified affidavit required in the procedure to extinguish or redeem a ground rent on property acquired by Baltimore City under specified circumstances; etc.
HB-521: Baltimore City - Extinguishment or Redemption of Ground Rents
Sponsored by: Rep. Curtis Anderson
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/16/2013
Vehicle Laws - Towing, Recovery, and Storage - Methods of Payment [HB-1339]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Repealing specified payment alternatives that under specified circumstances allow a person that provides vehicle towing, recovery, or storage services to avoid having to accept payment by at least two major, nationally recognized credit cards; requiring a police department or other person that stores an abandoned vehicle to accept payment for outstanding towing, preservation, and storage charges by cash or at least two major, nationally recognized credit cards; etc.
HB-1339: Vehicle Laws - Towing, Recovery, and Storage - Methods of Payment
Sponsored by: Rep. Curtis Anderson
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/21/2013
Residential Property - Prohibition on Nonjudicial Evictions [HB-1308]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting a party claiming the right to possession from taking possession or threatening to take possession of specified residential property from a specified protected resident by locking the resident out; requiring a party claiming the right to possession to provide a specified notice in a specified manner under specified circumstances; establishing that specified persons may take possession of residential property from a protected resident only under specified circumstances; providing specified remedies for a violation of the Act; etc.
HB-1308: Residential Property - Prohibition on Nonjudicial Evictions
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 515 on 05/16/2013
Maryland Legal Services Corporation Funding - Abandoned Property Funds [HB-1303]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Poverty ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring the Comptroller to distribute specified abandoned property funds each year to the Maryland Legal Services Corporation Fund, rather than to the Maryland Legal Services Corporation; increasing from $500,000 to $1,500,000 the amount that the Comptroller is required to distribute; repealing provisions requiring the Governor to appropriate money each year to the Maryland Legal Services Corporation Fund; etc.
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2013 [HB-102]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Gaming ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Altering the frequency with which specified payments from a special fund are required to be paid; requiring the reduction of specified grants and payments under specified circumstances; providing that a specified District Court surcharge shall be added to fines imposed for specified traffic cases and not to court costs; providing that specified regulations and licensing requirements of the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission supersede specified county fees or regulations and licensing requirements; etc.
HB-102: Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. The Speaker
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 425 on 05/16/2013
SB-72: Unclaimed property, holders of abandoned property required to file reports with State Treasurer electronically, exceptions, parent of deceased child authorized to claim property, consumer protection measures for property claimed through third party, Secs. 35-12-72, 35-12-76, 35-12-77, 35-12-79, 35-12-84, 35-12-86, 35-12-93 am'd.
Sponsored by: Sen. J. T. Waggoner
Indefinitely Postponed on 05/07/2013
You have voted SB-72: Unclaimed property, holders of abandoned property required to file reports with State Treasurer electronically, exceptions, parent of deceased child authorized to claim property, consumer protection measures for property claimed through third party, Secs. 35-12-72, 35-12-76, 35-12-77, 35-12-79, 35-12-84, 35-12-86, 35-12-93 am'd..
HB-112: Unclaimed property, holders of abandoned property required to file reports with State Treasurer electronically, exceptions, parent of deceased child authorized to claim property, consumer protection measures for property claimed through third party, Secs. 35-12-72, 35-12-76, 35-12-77, 35-12-79, 35-12-84, 35-12-86, 35-12-93 am'd.
Sponsored by: Rep. Wes Long
Delivered To Governor On April 10, 2013 At 6:00 P.m. on 04/10/2013
You have voted HB-112: Unclaimed property, holders of abandoned property required to file reports with State Treasurer electronically, exceptions, parent of deceased child authorized to claim property, consumer protection measures for property claimed through third party, Secs. 35-12-72, 35-12-76, 35-12-77, 35-12-79, 35-12-84, 35-12-86, 35-12-93 am'd..