Real Property - Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Governing Bodies and Annual Meetings [HB-295]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring that unit owners or lot owners have an opportunity to comment during certain meetings convened by the board of directors, the developer, or the declarant of a condominium or a homeowners association; requiring the developer of a condominium to appoint a unit owner, not otherwise affiliated with the developer, to the board within 30 days after the date on which units representing 25% of the votes have been conveyed by the developer to members of the public for residential purposes; etc.
HB-295: Real Property - Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Governing Bodies and Annual Meetings
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025
Real Property - Wrongful Detainer - Time of Hearing and Service of Process [SB-46]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Property Tax ]
Requiring a certain hearing to be held not more than 10 business days after a certain complaint is filed; and altering requirements relating to service of process in a wrongful detainer action.
SB-46: Real Property - Wrongful Detainer - Time of Hearing and Service of Process
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 188 on 04/22/2025
Discrimination in Housing - Consumer Credit History [HB-242]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Real Estate ]
[Data Privacy ]
Prohibiting the inclusion of a consumer credit history, any written account by a credit reporting agency bearing on a consumer's creditworthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity, in a reusable tenant screening report; prohibiting certain discrimination in housing on the basis of consumer credit history; etc.
HB-242: Discrimination in Housing - Consumer Credit History
Sponsored by: Rep. Jackie Addison
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/10/2025
Inheritance Tax - Beneficiaries of Limited Means - Installment Payments [HB-245]
[Taxes ]
[Property Tax ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Requiring a register of wills to allow an installment payment plan for the inheritance tax to be paid by a certain beneficiary of limited means under certain circumstances and subject to certain limitations; and applying the Act to all decedents dying on or after July 1, 2025.
HB-245: Inheritance Tax - Beneficiaries of Limited Means - Installment Payments
Sponsored by: Rep. Jon Cardin
Hearing 1/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/09/2025
Real Property - Wrongful Detainer - Time of Hearing and Service of Process [HB-164]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Property Tax ]
Requiring a certain hearing to be held not more than 14 calendar days after a certain complaint is filed; and altering requirements relating to service of process in a wrongful detainer action.
HB-164: Real Property - Wrongful Detainer - Time of Hearing and Service of Process
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Third Reading Passed (137-0) on 03/17/2025
Bay Restoration Fund - Authorized Uses - Connection to Existing Municipal Wastewater Facility [HB-24]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Infrastructure ]
Altering the authorized uses of a certain account of the Bay Restoration Fund to include the cost of connecting certain property using an on-site sewage disposal system to an existing municipal wastewater facility under certain circumstances.
HB-24: Bay Restoration Fund - Authorized Uses - Connection to Existing Municipal Wastewater Facility
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Szeliga
Hearing Canceled on 02/16/2025
Railroad Companies - Condemnation Authority - Application [HB-48]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
Establishing that certain authority of railroad companies to acquire property by condemnation does not apply to an entity that owns or operates a railroad powered by a magnetic levitation propulsion system.
Residential Property - Assignment of Contracts of Sale - Disclosure Requirements and Rescission [HB-124]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing a seller or assignee of certain residential property to rescind a contract of sale without penalty at any time before closing if a certain seller does not provide a certain notice; establishing that an assignee is entitled to a refund of any deposit paid in connection with the assignment of a contract of sale of the residential property under certain circumstances; requiring that a contract of sale comply with the requirements of the Act; and applying the Act prospectively.
HB-124: Residential Property - Assignment of Contracts of Sale - Disclosure Requirements and Rescission
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 508 on 05/13/2025
Residential Leases - Late Payment Penalties - Calculation [HB-273]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Real Estate ]
Altering a prohibition concerning the maximum penalty for the late payment of rent that a landlord may charge in a residential lease to prohibit a penalty in excess of 5% of the amount of the unpaid rent rather than of the amount due.
HB-273: Residential Leases - Late Payment Penalties - Calculation
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Allen
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 580 on 05/13/2025
Federally Qualified Health Centers Grant Program - Acquisition of Land [HB-43]
[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizing the Board of Public Works, on recommendation of the Secretary of Health, to make grants under the Federally Qualified Health Centers Grant Program to counties, municipal corporations, and nonprofit corporations for the acquisition of land for the construction or use of a federally qualified health center.
HB-43: Federally Qualified Health Centers Grant Program - Acquisition of Land
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 642 on 05/20/2025
Short-Term Rentals and Home Amenity Rentals - Taxation, Regulation, and Crimes [SB-132]
[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Tourism ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Applying certain health and safety requirements to short-term rental units and home amenities; prohibiting certain activities at a home amenity or short-term rental; authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county to adopt certain rules or regulations relating to short-term rentals; including "short-term rental platform" and "short-term rental unit" in the definition of "hotel" for the purpose of the county and municipal corporation hotel rental tax; etc.
SB-132: Short-Term Rentals and Home Amenity Rentals - Taxation, Regulation, and Crimes
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Hearing Canceled (education, Energy, And The Environment) on 03/06/2025