Real Property
Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Local Governments - Resilience Authorities - Authorization [SB-457]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Water ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Authorizing a local government to create a Resilience Authority by local law; specifying certain requirements for the adoption of a local law establishing an Authority; specifying the powers that a local government may grant an Authority; authorizing an Authority to issue certain bonds for certain purposes; authorizing the local governing body to dedicate certain revenues of the local government to the repayment of bonds and to support operations or resilience infrastructure projects of an Authority; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 236 on 05/08/2020
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Debt Collection - Exemptions From Attachment and Execution [SB-425]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Altering the amount of wages of a judgment debtor that are exempt from attachment to be the greater of 75% of the disposable wages due or 30 times the State minimum hourly wage in effect at the time the wages are due, multiplied by the number of weeks during which the wages due were earned; and applying the Act prospectively.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 184 on 05/08/2020
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Real Property - Regulation of Common Ownership Community Managers [HB-592]
[Real Estate ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Housing ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
Creating the State Board of Common Ownership Community Managers in the Maryland Department of Labor; providing for the composition of the Board, the appointment, terms, and expenses of Board members, and the powers, duties, and functions of the Board; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to allocate not more than $100,000 for the establishment of the Board in fiscal year 2021; providing that the Act does not prohibit certain persons from providing services under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/16/2020
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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. [HB-1914]
[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: Rep. Mike Carter
Pub. Ch. 703 on 07/02/2020
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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. [HB-1885]
[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: Rep. Johnny Garrett
Taken Off Notice For Cal. In Judiciary Committee on 06/02/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Amendment of Governing Documents [HB-556]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
Clarifying that unit owners may vote to amend the bylaws of a condominium by an affirmative vote of at least 60% of unit owners in good standing, or by a lower percentage of unit owners in good standing if required in the bylaws; and clarifying the circumstances under which lot owners may vote to amend certain governing documents of a homeowners association.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sid Saab
Hearing Canceled on 03/15/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Local Governments - Resilience Authorities - Authorization [HB-539]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
[Water ]
[Climate Change ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Authorizing a local government to create a Resilience Authority by local law; specifying certain requirements for the adoption of a local law establishing an Authority; specifying the powers that a local government may grant an Authority; authorizing an Authority to issue certain bonds for certain purposes; authorizing a local governing body to dedicate certain revenues of the local government to the repayment of bonds for certain operations and projects of an Authority; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brooke Lierman
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 235 on 05/08/2020
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City of Annapolis - Housing Authority - Prohibitions Against Exceptions to Local Laws [HB-544]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
Prohibiting a State public body from making an exception for the Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis to a law, rule, regulation, or ordinance that operates in Annapolis and relates to licensure or the inspection of real property, subject to certain exceptions; and applying the Act prospectively.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Chang
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 241 on 05/08/2020
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Opportunity Zone Enhancement Program - Eligibility - Lead-Based Paint Affected Properties [HB-566]
[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
Altering the information required to be provided to the Department of Commerce in order to qualify for certain tax credit enhancements under the Opportunity Zone Enhancement Program to include, with respect to certain qualified opportunity zone business property, a detailed plan for the performance of certain lead hazard reduction activities; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 254 on 05/08/2020
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Circuit Court Real Property Records Improvement Fund - Surcharge on Recordable Instruments [HB-529]
[Real Estate ]
[Finance ]
[Property Tax ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Increasing, from $20 to $40, the amount of the surcharge on certain recordable instruments that the State Court Administrator is required to establish for the Circuit Court Real Property Records Improvement Fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie McIntosh
Third Reading Passed (45-0) on 03/17/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Baltimore County - Nuisance Actions - Community Association Standing [HB-511]
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[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the definitions of "community association" and "local code violation" for purposes of certain provisions of law authorizing community associations to seek judicial relief for nuisance abatement in Baltimore County; repealing a provision of law requiring a certain court to determine in what amount and under what conditions a bond must be filed by a community association in a certain nuisance action; including in the definition of "community association" an association that represents two or more individual community associations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2020
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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. [SB-1857]
[Real Estate ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[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: Sen. Paul Bailey
Assigned To General Subcommittee Of Senate Commerce And Labor Committee on 02/18/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Southern Maryland - Homeowners Association Commission - Alternative Dispute Resolution Authority [HB-482]
[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 the enforcement of the governing documents, including declarations, bylaws, deeds, and recorded covenants and restrictions.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 218 on 05/08/2020
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Estates and Trusts – Guardianship of the Property of Disabled Persons –
Court–Appointed Attorneys [HB-477]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Disabilities ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the State to pay reasonable attorney's fees incurred in representing an alleged disabled person who is indigent in a petition for the appointment of a guardian of the property of the person; and requiring the court, under certain circumstances, to appoint, for the alleged disabled person, an attorney who has contracted with the Maryland Department of Human Services, subject to a certain exception.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Hearing Canceled on 03/15/2020
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Landlord and Tenant - Repossession for Failure to Pay Rent - Lead Risk Reduction Compliance [HB-491]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Real Estate ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring an action for repossession for failure to pay rent to contain certain statements on whether the property is registered or licensed under local law and is an affected property under certain lead-based paint abatement laws; authorizing a court to adjourn a certain trial to enable either party to obtain documents or certain other proof under certain circumstances; repealing a certain prohibition against raising as an issue of fact a landlord's compliance with certain lead-based paint abatement laws; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/28/2020
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Tennessee 111th General Assembly
As introduced, authorizes an offeree to cancel a contract or agreement, within 30 days from the offeree signing the agreement or contract, that was entered into following an unsolicited offer to purchase the offeree's real property that was sent through the mail. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 13; Title 39; Title 47; Title 66 and Title 71. [SB-1811]
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[Consumer Protection ]
As introduced, authorizes an offeree to cancel a contract or agreement, within 30 days from the offeree signing the agreement or contract, that was entered into following an unsolicited offer to purchase the offeree's real property that was sent through the mail. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 13; Title 39; Title 47; Title 66 and Title 71.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joseph Hensley
Action Deferred In Senate Commerce And Labor Committee To 12/1/2020 on 06/03/2020
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Aquaculture - Leases in Water Column - Riparian Right of First Refusal [SB-342]
[Agriculture ]
[Water ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishing that a riparian property owner or lessee shall have the right of first refusal to apply for and, if approved, obtain a water column lease, or an aquaculture lease for use in the water column in an Aquaculture Enterprise Zone, applicable to a certain area that fronts the riparian property, subject to certain standards and requirements; requiring a person other than the riparian owner who applies for a certain lease in an area subject to a right of first refusal to provide a certain notice of the lease application; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Bailey
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn on 02/17/2020
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Baltimore County - Nuisance Actions - Community Association Standing [SB-340]
[Community Development ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the definitions of "community association" and "local code violation" for purposes of certain provisions of law authorizing community associations to seek judicial relief for nuisance abatement in Baltimore County; and repealing a provision of law requiring a certain court to determine in what amount and under what conditions a bond must be filed by a community association in a certain nuisance action.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Hearing Canceled on 01/29/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Utilities - Gas Service Regulator Safety (Flower Branch Act) [HB-408]
[Public Safety ]
[Energy ]
[Housing ]
[Construction ]
Requiring that any gas service newly installed at an occupied structure may have a gas service regulator installed only outside the structure; requiring an existing interior gas service regulator in a multifamily residential structure to be relocated outside whenever a gas service line or regulator is replaced; requiring a gas company, on or before January 1, 2021, to file a plan with the Public service Commission to relocate any gas service regulator that provides service to a multifamily residential structure; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle Wilkins
Hearing Canceled on 03/15/2020
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Motor Vehicle and Homeowner's Insurance - Use of Claim History in Rating Policies [HB-431]
[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; and 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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Referred Finance on 02/21/2020