Real Property
Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Purple Line Light Rail Project - Excess Property - Donation [HB-731]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Community Development ]
[Real Estate ]
Requiring the Department of Transportation, the Maryland Transit Administration, and Purple Line Transit Partners, LLC, to donate any property acquired but not used for the construction or operation of the Purple Line light rail project to the governing body of the county in which that property is located.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/02/2020
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Real Property - Allegany County - Transfer of Property on Assessment Books [HB-678]
[Real Estate ]
[Property Tax ]
Prohibiting the transfer of property in Allegany County on the assessment books or records until certain charges due a municipal corporation have been paid as required by law, subject to certain exceptions; and requiring the certificate of a certain collecting agent and municipal corporation to be endorsed on the deed and providing that the endorsement is sufficient authority for transfer on the assessment books.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 301 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Boat Act - Abandoned or Sunken Vessels - Vessels Remaining on Private Property [HB-696]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Water ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Property Tax ]
Reducing, from 90 days to 60 days, the amount of time that a vessel must have been left at a certain private marina or boatyard without the consent of the owner or person in control of the property to be considered an "abandoned or sunken vessel"; and reducing, from 180 days to 90 days, the amount of time that a vessel must have been left at certain other property without the consent of the owner or person in control of the property to be considered an "abandoned or sunken vessel".
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Malone
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/06/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
State Court Administrator - Warrants of Restitution and Writs of Possession - Data Collection and Reporting [SB-544]
[Housing ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the State Court Administrator to collect, maintain, provide certain access to, and, on or before July 1, 2021, and quarterly thereafter, make and publish on a website accessible to the public a report on certain information related to certain warrants of restitution and writs of possession.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 01/30/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Housing Opportunities Made Equal Act [SB-530]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Poverty ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Expanding the housing policy of the State to include providing for fair housing to all citizens regardless of source of income; stating the Act seeks to deconcentrate poverty by providing additional opportunities for tenants utilizing public subsidies to live in certain neighborhoods; prohibiting a person from refusing to sell or rent a dwelling to any person because of source of income; establishing qualifications and limitations on the prohibition against discrimination in housing based on source of income; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 117 on 05/08/2020
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Tennessee 111th General Assembly
As introduced, prohibits governmental entities from requiring right-of-way dedications from landowners with property located along an existing public right-of-way; authorizes governmental entities to require a right-of-way reservation as a condition of approving any proposed subdivision of property; clarifies that a real estate licensee has no duty to inform any party to a real estate transaction concerning a right-of-way reservation. - Amends TCA Title 13; Title 62 and Title 66. [HB-2048]
[Real Estate ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Housing ]
[Construction ]
As introduced, prohibits governmental entities from requiring right-of-way dedications from landowners with property located along an existing public right-of-way; authorizes governmental entities to require a right-of-way reservation as a condition of approving any proposed subdivision of property; clarifies that a real estate licensee has no duty to inform any party to a real estate transaction concerning a right-of-way reservation. - Amends TCA Title 13; Title 62 and Title 66.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Williams
Action Def. In S/c Property & Planning Subcommittee To Tacir Calendar on 02/25/2020
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Tennessee 111th General Assembly
As introduced, abolishes various estates and reversion interests in land; allows real property conveyances to a trust to vest title in the trustee of the trust; requires that public records referencing a trust be indexed by the name of the trust, if stated in the document, and in the name of each trustee listed in the document. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7; Title 35 and Title 66. [SB-1989]
[Real Estate ]
[Property Tax ]
As introduced, abolishes various estates and reversion interests in land; allows real property conveyances to a trust to vest title in the trustee of the trust; requires that public records referencing a trust be indexed by the name of the trust, if stated in the document, and in the name of each trustee listed in the document. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7; Title 35 and Title 66.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Stevens
Action Deferred In Senate Judiciary Committee on 03/17/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Baltimore County - Repossession - Disposition of Property [HB-626]
[Housing ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Property Tax ]
[Real Estate ]
Establishing that certain chattels and personal property remaining at the time a certain warrant of restitution is executed in Baltimore County are deemed abandoned; establishing that a landlord or a person acting on the landlord's behalf may not be liable for loss or damage to certain abandoned property; and authorizing a landlord to dispose of certain abandoned property by transportation to a licensed landfill or solid waste facility, donation to charity, or any other legal means.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/12/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Regulation of Invasive Plants - Bamboo - Prohibitions [SB-491]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Property Tax ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person from allowing bamboo to grow without proper upkeep or spread onto adjoining property or public rights-of-way; requiring the Secretary of Agriculture to provide written notice to a certain person under certain circumstances; requiring a certain person to dispose of or contain bamboo in a certain manner on written notice from the Secretary; providing for certain civil penalties for a certain violation; authorizing a governing body of a county to adopt certain rules and regulations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 02/24/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Crimes Against Property - Right to Defend Property (Castle Doctrine) [SB-509]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing that an occupant of a dwelling is justified in using any degree of physical force against another person, including deadly physical force, when the other person has made an unlawful entry into the dwelling, the occupant reasonably believes that force or deadly force is necessary to repel an attack, and the amount and nature of the force used by the occupant are reasonable under the circumstances; establishing that a person acting in accordance with the Act is immune from certain criminal prosecution; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 02/17/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
End-of-Life Option Act (Richard E. Israel and Roger "Pip" Moyer Act) [HB-643]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizing an individual to request aid in dying by making certain requests; prohibiting another individual from requesting aid in dying on behalf of an individual; requiring a certain request to be made in a certain manner; requiring a written request for aid in dying to meet certain requirements; establishing certain requirements for witnesses to a written request for aid in dying; requiring a written request for aid in dying to be in a certain form; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
First Reading Health And Government Operations And Judiciary on 01/29/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Historic Revitalization Tax Credit – Certified Historic Structure and Single–Family, Owner–Occupied Residence – Definitions [HB-640]
[Taxes ]
[Real Estate ]
[Property Tax ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Altering the definitions of "certified historic structure" and "single-family, owner-occupied residence" to include a structure that is located on property that is owned by the Department of Natural Resources or one of its units and occupied by a person under an agreement with the Department by which the person pays for rehabilitation of the structure as a condition of occupancy; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Luedtke
Referred Budget And Taxation on 03/04/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Condominium Associations and Homeowners Associations – Adopted Annual Budget – Submission to Unit Owners and Lot Owners [SB-472]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring the council of unit owners or other governing body of a condominium association to submit the adopted annual budget to the unit owners not more than 30 days after the meeting at which the budget was adopted; authorizing the adopted annual budget to be submitted to each unit owner by electronic transmission, by posting on the condominium association's home page, or by inclusion in the homeowners association's newsletter; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 559 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle and Homeowner's Insurance - Use of Claim History in Rating Policies [SB-470]
[Insurance ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting an insurer, with respect to private passenger motor vehicle insurance, from increasing the premium for an insured based on a homeowner's insurance claim under certain circumstances; prohibiting an insurer, with respect to homeowner's insurance, from increasing the premium for an insured based on a private passenger motor vehicle insurance claim under certain circumstances; and authorizing certain insurers to consider certain claim information when rating certain insurance policies under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 558 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Condominiums - Disclosures to Unit Owners and Prohibited Provisions in Instruments by Developers (Sunset Island Act) [SB-471]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Clarifying that certain provisions of law relating to closed-door meetings of a board of directors of a condominium do not allow the board to withhold or agree to withhold any information about a legal agreement to which the board is a party from the unit owners; altering the applicability of a certain provision of law concerning claims against a developer or vendor; establishing that a provision in certain instruments made by a developer that prohibits a certain disclosure to unit owners is unenforceable; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 01/29/2020
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Utah 2020 General Session
Renter Expenses Disclosure Requirements [HB-211]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Real Estate ]
Renter Expenses Disclosure Requirements
Sponsored by: Sen. Todd Weiler
House/ Filed In House File For Bills Not Passed on 03/12/2020
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Tennessee 111th General Assembly
As enacted, restricts the width of a private easement or right-of-way to 25 feet; authorizes the court to award attorney fees to the defending landowner in an action for an easement or right-of-way brought by a private person owning land obstructed entirely from a public road by the intervening land of another person; makes various other changes regarding private easements. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 16 and Title 54, Chapter 14. [SB-1896]
[Real Estate ]
[Law Enforcement ]
As enacted, restricts the width of a private easement or right-of-way to 25 feet; authorizes the court to award attorney fees to the defending landowner in an action for an easement or right-of-way brought by a private person owning land obstructed entirely from a public road by the intervening land of another person; makes various other changes regarding private easements. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 16 and Title 54, Chapter 14.
Sponsored by: Sen. Todd Gardenhire
Comp. Became Pub. Ch. 703 on 07/02/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Southern Maryland - Homeowners Association Commission - Alternative Dispute Resolution Authority [SB-428]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Expanding the authority of certain homeowners association commissions in the code home rule counties of the Southern Maryland class to hear and resolve through alternative dispute resolution certain issues between a homeowners association and a homeowner regarding certain governing documents, including declarations, bylaws, deeds, and recorded covenants and restrictions.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 219 on 05/08/2020
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Cooperative Housing Corporations, Condominiums, and Homeowners Associations - Reserve Studies [SB-386]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Construction ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring the governing body of certain cooperative housing corporations, condominiums, and homeowners associations to have a study of reserves required for future major repairs and replacements conducted by a certain date and at certain 5-year intervals; requiring a certain reserve study to meet certain criteria; establishing that the governing body of a cooperative housing corporation or a homeowners association and the board of directors of a condominium have authority to increase a certain assessment; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 2/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/28/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Charles County - Illegal Disposal of Bulky Items - Penalties [SB-429]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing the governing body of Charles County to adopt an ordinance to prohibit the disposal of a bulky item on a highway or on public or private property except under certain circumstances; and authorizing Charles County to impose certain penalties of imprisonment not exceeding 30 days or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both for certain violations.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 190 on 05/08/2020