SB-2658: 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
You have voted SB-2658: 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: 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
You have voted HB-2023: 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-2556: 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
You have voted SB-2556: 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..
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.
SB-1195: Environment - Reduction of Lead Risk in Housing - Blood Lead Level
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel T Oaks
Hearing 3/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/29/2017
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.
HB-1625: Environment - Reduction of Lead Risk in Housing - Blood Lead Level
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Mosby
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/27/2017
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.
HB-1550: Landlord and Tenant - Action for Repossession of Commercial Property - Service of Process
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela G Beidle
Unfavorable Report By House Rules And Executive Nominations; Withdrawn on 03/08/2017
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.
HB-1487: Landlord and Tenant - Repossession for Failure to Pay Rent - Procedures
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel I Rosenberg
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/10/2017
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.
HB-1194: Landlord and Tenant - Military Personnel - Limitation on Liability for Rent
Sponsored by: Rep. Sally Y Jameson
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/06/2017
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.
HB-1173: Real Property - Rent-to-Own Agreements and Contracts - Requirements
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel I Rosenberg
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/13/2017
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.
HB-1185: Criminal Law - Cannabis - Legalization
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel T Oaks
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/07/2017
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.
SB-928: Criminal Law - Cannabis - Legalization
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2017
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.
SB-1005: Real Property - Mobile Home Parks - Rent Increases
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/05/2017
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.
HB-918: Environment - Water Services - Water Affordability Program
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn J B Howard
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/17/2017
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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.
HB-851: Landlord and Tenant - Military Personnel - Limitation on Liability for Rent
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric M Bromwell
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 704 on 05/25/2017
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.
SB-706: Landlord and Tenant - Expedited Eviction Proceedings - Notice and Appeals
Sponsored by: Sen. Wayne Norman
Third Reading Passed (35-12) on 04/06/2017
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.
HB-640: Baltimore City - Property Tax Credit - Rental Discount for Baltimore City Police Officers
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel T Oaks
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/23/2017
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.
HB-699: Real Property - Installation and Use of Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie L. McIntosh
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 02/27/2017
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.
SB-526: Baltimore City - Property Tax Credit - Rental Discount for Baltimore City Public Safety Officers
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Carter Conway
Third Reading Passed (45-0) on 03/27/2017
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.
HB-594: Landlord and Tenant - Candidate Signs and Proposition Signs
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 02/27/2017