Abandoned Property
Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Abandoned Land - Certificates of Reservation for Public Use [SB-128]
Repealing the termination date for specified provisions of the Real Property Article relating to the definition of "abandoned land" and obtaining a certificate of reservation of land for public use.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor on 05/02/2012
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Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2012 [HB-87]
Altering or repealing specified required appropriations; altering the distribution of specified revenues; altering or repealing specified funding requirements; altering the authorized use of specified funds; authorizing the transfer of specified funds; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 3/1 At 1:00 P.m. (appropriations) on 02/15/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Foreclosed Property Registry [HB-815]
Authorizing Prince George's County to enact a local law establishing a foreclosed property registry for specified property located in the county; requiring the local law to require a successor in interest to register specified foreclosed residential property, pay a specified registration fee, be responsible for the maintenance and security of the foreclosed property, and provide the county with specified information about the property; requiring the county to establish a fund for the deposit of registration fees for specified uses; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
First Reading Environmental Matters on 02/09/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Nuisance Abatement and Local Code Enforcement - Community [HB-365]
Altering the definition of "community association" under specified provisions of law relating to the standing of specified community associations in Baltimore City to seek judicial relief for abatement of specified nuisances; prohibiting a community association from seeking nuisance abatement under specified conditions; altering the definition of "nuisance"; altering the definition of "local code violation"; repealing a requirement that a community association must file a bond with the court before seeking abatement; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Special Order Until Later Today (senator Gladden) Adopted on 04/06/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Real Property - Foreclosures and Mediation [HB-1374]
Establishing a prefile mediation process between a secured party and a mortgagor or grantor before the commencement of foreclosure actions under specified circumstances; providing that a mortgagor or grantor is not entitled to participate in mediation after the filing of foreclosure actions except under specified circumstances; establishing procedures and notices for participation in a prefile mediation; authorizing a county or municipal corporation to charge a specified fee to issue a specified certificate; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor on 05/02/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Real Property - Blighted Property - Required Sale or Nuisance Abatement [HB-1353]
Requiring the owner of a blighted property to either list the property for sale with a licensed real estate broker at a price that does not exceed a specified amount or remediate the property's code violations in a specified manner and within a specified period of time; authorizing the appropriate unit of local government to grant an extension of the required time periods for remediation; prohibiting an owner of a blighted property from listing the property for lease until the property meets specified code requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters Withdrawn on 03/22/2012
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Budget Reconciliation and Balancing Act [SB-984]
Altering or repealing specified required appropriations; repealing provisions of law regarding stem cell research; altering or repealing specified grant programs; altering or repealing specified funding requirements; altering the calculation of specified State aid for education; altering State aid provided to community colleges and to specified nonpublic institutions of higher education; altering the distribution of specified revenues; altering the use of specified funds; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Brinkley
Hearing 3/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/15/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Landlord and Tenant - Reclaiming Property After [SB-978]
Authorizing a landlord in Prince George's County to repossess rental premises under specified circumstances after 4 days after a judgment of possession; establishing that the tenant has the right to reclaim any personal property left in the premises within 3 days after the repossession; authorizing the landlord to secure the tenant's personal property in a specified manner; requiring the landlord to allow the tenant to make reasonable arrangements to obtain and move the personal property; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Hearing 3/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/23/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2011 [SB-87]
Altering or repealing specified required appropriations; altering the distribution of specified revenues; altering or repealing specified funding requirements; altering the authorized use of specified funds; authorizing specified fees; establishing a reformed contributory pension benefit for the new members of the Employees' Pension System and the Teachers' Pension System on or before July 1, 2011; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 3/2 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/16/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Foreclosure Purchaser and Tenant - Evictions - Tenant's Right to Reclaim [SB-503]
Requiring a sheriff or county official directed to evict a tenant to give notice to the purchaser and the tenant of the scheduled date of execution of the warrant of restitution; establishing that the tenant has the right to reclaim any personal property left in the premises within 3 full days after the eviction; specifying how the purchaser may secure the tenant's personal property; requiring the purchaser to allow the tenant to make reasonable arrangements to obtain and move the personal property; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings Withdrawn on 03/07/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Prohibition on Abandoned Refrigerators - Civil Offense [HB-971]
Establishing that it is a civil offense instead of a criminal offense for a person to place an abandoned refrigerator uncrated, not openable from the inside, outside a building in a place accessible to children; repealing criminal penalties; establishing a penalty for a violation of the Act; establishing that an adjudication under the Act is not a criminal conviction for any purpose and does not impose any civil disability that may result from a criminal conviction; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Neil Parrott
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/21/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2011 [HB-72]
Altering or repealing required appropriations; altering the distribution of revenues; altering or repealing specified funding requirements; altering the authorized use of specified funds; altering for a specified fiscal year a specified percentage used to determine eligibility for and the amount of State grants to specified counties and Baltimore City based on per capita yield of county income taxes; altering the amount of a surcharge imposed for recording specified instruments for specified fiscal years; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor on 05/19/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Residential Property - Foreclosure Process - Commencement [HB-1177]
Authorizing the secured party to petition a circuit court for leave to immediately commence an action to foreclose a mortgage or deed of trust that is the subject of the mortgage or deed of trust when the property has been destroyed, is abandoned or vacant, is not intended and has never been used for human habitation, or is intended for human habitation but has never been occupied, and a use and occupancy permit, if required, has never been issued.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters Withdrawn on 03/21/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Abandoned Property Registry [HB-1108]
Authorizing Prince George's County to enact a local law establishing an abandoned property registry for specified property located in the county; requiring the local law to require a creditor owner to register specified abandoned residential property, pay a specified registration fee, be responsible for the maintenance and security of the abandoned property, and provide the county with specified information on the property; requiring the county to set up a fund for the deposit of registration fees for specified uses; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
First Reading Environmental Matters on 02/11/2011
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Property Taxes - Vacant and Uninhabitable Real Property [SB-889]
Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City to establish a separate subclass of real property for property tax purposes consisting of vacant and uninhabitable real property, as defined; authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City to set a special property tax rate for vacant and uninhabitable real property; applying the Act to tax years beginning after June 30, 2010; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. George Della
Unfavorable Report By Budget And Taxation Withdrawn on 03/22/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Property Tax - Tax Sales - Complaint to Foreclose Right of Redemption [SB-373]
Authorizing the holder of a certificate of sale in Baltimore City for which there is no private purchaser to file a complaint at any time after the date of sale to foreclose all rights of redemption in abandoned property that is vacant or improved property cited as vacant and unfit for habitation on a housing or building violation notice; conforming a specified notice requirement to provisions of law establishing the types of expenses for which a holder of a certificate of sale may be reimbursed; making the Act an emergency measure; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. George Della
Approved By The Governor on 04/13/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2010 [SB-141]
Altering the calculation of specified distributions required to be made to specified counties and Baltimore City based on per capita yield of county income taxes; altering or repealing specified required appropriations; altering or repealing specified grant programs; requiring the budget bill to specify how specified savings will be achieved and to include a specified schedule; requiring the transfer of specified funds from a specified account to the General Fund; authorizing the use of specified funds for specified purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor on 05/20/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Budget Reconciliation and Balancing Act [SB-1004]
Altering or repealing specified required appropriations; repealing provisions of law regarding stem cell research; altering or repealing specified grant programs; altering or repealing specified funding requirements; repealing inflation adjustments for the calculation of specified State funding requirements; altering State aid provided to community colleges and to specified nonpublic institutions of higher education; altering the distribution of specified revenues; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Brinkley
Re-referred Budget And Taxation on 03/01/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Child Support Enforcement - Interception of Abandoned Property [HB-963]
Adding abandoned property delivered to the State Comptroller under the laws relating to the disposition of abandoned property to provisions of law requiring the State Comptroller to withhold the amount of specified child support arrearages from payments due to obligors and to forward the amount withheld to the Child Support Enforcement Administration.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Approved By The Governor on 05/20/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Abandoned Vessel - Definition [HB-527]
Providing that a vessel is considered abandoned if left at a private dock or at or near waters' edge on private property for more than 30 days without the consent of the property owner or person in control of the property.
Sponsored by: Rep. Virginia Clagett
Approved By The Governor on 05/04/2010