Landlord And Tenant

State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 110th General Assembly

As introduced, in addition to counties to which the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act already applies, makes the Act applicable in counties in which any four-year college or university, whether public or private, is located. - Amends TCA Title 66, Chapter 28. [SB-2658] [Housing ] [Education ] [Real Estate ] [Consumer Protection ]
As introduced, in addition to counties to which the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act already applies, makes the Act applicable in counties in which any four-year college or university, whether public or private, is located. - Amends TCA Title 66, Chapter 28.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Paul E. Bailey Re-refer To Senate Cal. Comm. on 04/16/2018

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 110th General Assembly

As introduced, in addition to counties to which the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act already applies, makes the Act applicable in counties in which any four-year college or university, whether public or private, is located. - Amends TCA Title 66, Chapter 28. [HB-2023] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Education ]
As introduced, in addition to counties to which the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act already applies, makes the Act applicable in counties in which any four-year college or university, whether public or private, is located. - Amends TCA Title 66, Chapter 28.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Lynn Weaver Sponsor(s) Added. on 04/12/2018

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State (Tennessee)
Tennessee 110th General Assembly

As enacted, classifies as material noncompliance and default by a tenant with a rental agreement, if the tenant pretends to have a disability-related need for an assistance animal in order to obtain an exception to a provision in a rental agreement that prohibits pets or establishes limits on the types of pets that tenants may possess on residential rental property. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 21; Title 13, Chapter 20; Title 33; Title 39; Title 44, Chapter 17; Title 44, Chapter 8, Part 4 and Title 66. [SB-2556] [Housing ] [Animals ] [Real Estate ] [Disabilities ] [Consumer Protection ]
As enacted, classifies as material noncompliance and default by a tenant with a rental agreement, if the tenant pretends to have a disability-related need for an assistance animal in order to obtain an exception to a provision in a rental agreement that prohibits pets or establishes limits on the types of pets that tenants may possess on residential rental property. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 21; Title 13, Chapter 20; Title 33; Title 39; Title 44, Chapter 17; Title 44, Chapter 8, Part 4 and Title 66.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joseph Hensley Comp. Became Pub. Ch. 960 on 05/18/2018

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Environment - Reduction of Lead Risk in Housing - Blood Lead Level [SB-1195] [Environmental ] [Housing ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ]
Altering the elevated blood lead level at which an owner of an affected property is required to satisfy the modified risk reduction standard; and altering the elevated blood lead level at which a local health department is required to notify specified persons.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel T Oaks Hearing 3/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/29/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Environment - Reduction of Lead Risk in Housing - Blood Lead Level [HB-1625] [Environmental ] [Housing ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ]
Altering the elevated blood lead level at which an owner of an affected property is required to satisfy the modified risk reduction standard; and altering the elevated blood lead level at which a local health department is required to notify specified persons.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Mosby First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/27/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Landlord and Tenant - Action for Repossession of Commercial Property - Service of Process [HB-1550] [Real Estate ] [Housing ] [Consumer Protection ] [Law Enforcement ]
Creating an exception to the general requirements for service of process by a landlord on a tenant by authorizing service of process by any person authorized under the Maryland Rules to serve process if the action for repossession involves a commercial property.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela G Beidle Unfavorable Report By House Rules And Executive Nominations; Withdrawn on 03/08/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Landlord and Tenant - Repossession for Failure to Pay Rent - Procedures [HB-1487] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Consumer Protection ]
Requiring an action for repossession for failure to pay rent to contain a statement on whether the property is an affected property under specified lead-based paint abatement laws; requiring a court to dismiss an action for repossession for failure to pay rent that does not include specified information concerning the affected property; altering specified time frames for scheduling a trial date and serving a summons; authorizing a court to adjourn a specified trial to obtain documents or other proof of a claim or defense; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel I Rosenberg Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/10/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Landlord and Tenant - Military Personnel - Limitation on Liability for Rent [HB-1194] [Housing ] [Veterans ] [Military ]
Altering the circumstances under which the liability for rent under a lease of a person on active duty with the United States military is limited; limiting the liability for rent of the spouse of a person on active duty with the United States military under specified circumstances.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sally Y Jameson Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/06/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Real Property - Rent-to-Own Agreements and Contracts - Requirements [HB-1173] [Real Estate ] [Housing ] [Consumer Protection ]
Requiring a landlord who offers a dwelling unit for rent in the State under a rent-to-own agreement on or after October 1, 2017, to use a written lease; prohibiting a landlord from entering into or offering to enter into a rent-to-own agreement with a tenant except under specified circumstances; requiring a specified landlord to deliver a copy of a specified attorney certification to a prospective tenant together with a rent-to-own contract; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel I Rosenberg Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/13/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Criminal Law - Cannabis - Legalization [HB-1185] [Cannabis ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Repealing specified civil and criminal prohibitions against the use and possession of marijuana; establishing exemptions from prosecution for specified persons for using, obtaining, purchasing, transporting, or possessing cannabis under specified circumstances; establishing exemptions from prosecution for specified retailers, cannabis product manufacturers, cannabis cultivation facilities, craft cannabis cultivators, and safety compliance facilities under specified circumstances; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel T Oaks Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/07/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Criminal Law - Cannabis - Legalization [SB-928] [Cannabis ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Repealing specified civil and criminal prohibitions against the use and possession of marijuana; establishing exemptions from prosecution for specified persons for using, obtaining, purchasing, transporting, or possessing cannabis under specified circumstances; establishing exemptions from prosecution for specified retailers, cannabis product manufacturers, cannabis cultivation facilities, craft cannabis cultivators, and safety compliance facilities under specified circumstances; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Real Property - Mobile Home Parks - Rent Increases [SB-1005] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Consumer Protection ]
Requiring a specified owner of a mobile home park to provide written notice of any increase in the annual rent for a site to a specified resident, a specified homeowners association, and the Division of Consumer Protection in the Office of the Attorney General at least 90 days before the effective date of the increase; authorizing an increase in annual rent to exceed an increase in a specified index only under specified circumstances; requiring a park owner to schedule a specified meeting and provide specified information; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/05/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Environment - Water Services - Water Affordability Program [HB-918] [Water ] [Consumer Protection ] [Environmental ] [Public Health ]
Requiring a provider of specified types of water services to establish a specified water affordability program; requiring a provider to establish a plan for implementing a water affordability program on or before July 1, 2018; requiring the program to go into effect on or before July 1, 2019; requiring a provider to establish a specified annual cap on specified charges the provider assesses to specified customers; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn J B Howard Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/17/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Landlord and Tenant - Military Personnel - Limitation on Liability for Rent [HB-851] [Housing ] [Veterans ] [Military ]
Altering the circumstances under which the liability for rent under a lease is limited for a person on active duty with the United States military; limiting the liability for rent of the spouse of a person on active duty with the United States military under specified circumstances; clarifying that the liability of a person on active duty or the spouse of a person on active duty for rent under a lease under specified circumstances may not exceed specified rent, charges, and costs; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eric M Bromwell Approved By The Governor - Chapter 704 on 05/25/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Landlord and Tenant - Expedited Eviction Proceedings - Notice and Appeals [SB-706] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Consumer Protection ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Reducing the notice period from 14 days to 7 days before a landlord may file an action to evict a tenant for a breach of the lease that involves specified dangerous behavior; reducing from 10 days to 4 days the amount of time after entry of a specified judgment during which a specified party may appeal to the circuit court in an eviction proceeding based on a breach of the lease that involves specified dangerous behavior; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Wayne Norman Third Reading Passed (35-12) on 04/06/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Baltimore City - Property Tax Credit - Rental Discount for Baltimore City Police Officers [HB-640] [Property Tax ] [Taxes ] [Housing ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Community Development ]
Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City to grant, by law, a specified property tax credit against the property tax imposed on specified apartment buildings in Baltimore City; establishing that specified landlords that provide specified rental discounts to specified police officers may be eligible for the tax credit; establishing the amount of the tax credit; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after June 30, 2017; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel T Oaks Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/23/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Real Property - Installation and Use of Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment [HB-699] [Real Estate ] [Energy ] [Housing ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Consumer Protection ] [Construction ]
Providing that specified provisions of a recorded covenant or restriction, a declaration, or the bylaws or rules of a condominium or homeowners association are void and unenforceable; establishing specified requirements and procedures relating to an application to the governing body of a condominium or homeowners association to install or use electric vehicle recharging equipment; requiring specified owners of electric vehicle recharging equipment to be responsible for specified costs and disclosures; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie L. McIntosh Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 02/27/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Baltimore City - Property Tax Credit - Rental Discount for Baltimore City Public Safety Officers [SB-526] [Property Tax ] [Taxes ] [Housing ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Community Development ]
Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City to grant, by law, a property tax credit against the property tax imposed on specified rental dwellings in Baltimore City; establishing that qualified landlords that provide specified rental discounts to specified public safety officers may be eligible for the tax credit; providing that, for a taxable year, qualified landlords, who receive a credit under the Act are ineligible to receive specified other credits against the county property tax in that taxable year; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Carter Conway Third Reading Passed (45-0) on 03/27/2017

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2017 Regular Session

Landlord and Tenant - Candidate Signs and Proposition Signs [HB-594] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Elections ] [Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting a landlord or mobile home park owner from requiring, prohibiting, or restricting the display of specified candidate signs or proposition signs by a tenant or resident; and prohibiting a landlord or mobile home park owner from requiring a tenant or resident to obtain specified approval before displaying specified candidate signs or proposition signs.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 02/27/2017

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State (Maine)
Maine 128th Legislature

An Act To Discourage Tenants from Damaging Rental Property [HB-1102] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Consumer Protection ] [Property Tax ]
An Act To Discourage Tenants from Damaging Rental Property

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Andre E. Cushing Pursuant To Joint Rule 310.3 Placed In Legislative Files (dead) on 04/25/2017

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