Real Property
Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Homeowner's Insurance - Weather-Related Claims and Notice of Cancellation or Nonrenewal [SB-345]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Housing ]
Repealing a certain exception that allowed an insurer to cancel or refuse to renew coverage for homeowner's insurance based on weather-related claims if there were three or more weather-related claims within the preceding 3-year period; and requiring that a certain written notice of intention to cancel or not renew a homeowner's insurance policy include a form adopted by the Maryland Insurance Commissioner that allows the insured to protest the proposed action and request a hearing 30 days after the mailing date of the notice.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing Canceled on 01/24/2020
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Homeowners Associations - Powers, Boards of Directors, Voting, Meetings, and Rules [HB-444]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Altering the fee that a homeowners association may impose for a certain inspection from $50 to $100; altering the circumstances under which the homeowners association is entitled to the inspection fee; establishing that a homeowners association shall be composed of all lot owners and that the bylaws may authorize the delegation of any power of the homeowners association; establishing certain powers of a homeowners association; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Cullison
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/28/2020
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Partition Actions. [SB-3004]
[Real Estate ]
[Water ]
Requires commissioners in partition actions to file reports with the court and fully inform all interested parties of any intended applications to be filed with any department, state agency, or county to carry out the partition or division of real property, including water meter permits. Requires commissioners to provide interested parties the right to object to the report and be heard at a hearing. Requires commissioners to file a report with the court including proposed language of any deed of partition or of sale.
Sponsored by: Sen. J. Kalani English
The Committee(s) On Wlh Recommend(s) That The Measure Be Deferred. on 03/11/2020
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Tennessee 111th General Assembly
As enacted, requires short-term rental unit marketplaces to collect and remit local occupancy taxes for short-term rental units secured through the marketplace beginning January 1, 2021; enacts provisions governing classification of certain residential property used as a short-term rental; revises and enacts other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 56; Title 62; Title 66; Title 67 and Title 68. [HB-1830]
[Real Estate ]
[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
[Property Tax ]
[Consumer Protection ]
As enacted, requires short-term rental unit marketplaces to collect and remit local occupancy taxes for short-term rental units secured through the marketplace beginning January 1, 2021; enacts provisions governing classification of certain residential property used as a short-term rental; revises and enacts other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 56; Title 62; Title 66; Title 67 and Title 68.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Williams
Comp. Became Pub. Ch. 787 on 07/22/2020
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Tennessee 111th General Assembly
As enacted, requires short-term rental unit marketplaces to collect and remit local occupancy taxes for short-term rental units secured through the marketplace beginning January 1, 2021; enacts provisions governing classification of certain residential property used as a short-term rental; revises and enacts other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 56; Title 62; Title 66; Title 67 and Title 68. [SB-1778]
[Real Estate ]
[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
[Property Tax ]
[Consumer Protection ]
As enacted, requires short-term rental unit marketplaces to collect and remit local occupancy taxes for short-term rental units secured through the marketplace beginning January 1, 2021; enacts provisions governing classification of certain residential property used as a short-term rental; revises and enacts other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 56; Title 62; Title 66; Title 67 and Title 68.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Stevens
Pub. Ch. 787 on 07/22/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
City of Annapolis - Housing Authority - Prohibitions Against Exceptions to Local Laws [SB-288]
[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: Sen. James Rosapepe
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 242 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Real Property - Allegany County - Transfer of Property on Assessment Books [SB-289]
[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: Sen. George Edwards
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 302 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Charles County - Illegal Disposal of Bulky Items - Penalties [HB-384]
[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 penalties of up to 30 days imprisonment or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both for certain violations.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 189 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Real Property - Recording Costs - Exemption [SB-291]
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[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Adding units of State government to the list of entities that are exempt from paying certain recording costs and other fees.
Sponsored by: Sen. George Edwards
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 300 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Corporate Tax Fairness Act of 2020 [SB-311]
[Taxes ]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring that certain sales of tangible personal property be included in the numerator of the sales factor used for apportioning a corporation's income to the State under certain circumstances; requiring certain corporations to compute Maryland taxable income using a certain combined reporting method; authorizing certain corporations, subject to regulations adopted by the Comptroller, to determine certain income using a certain method; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
First Reading Budget And Taxation on 01/22/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Debt Collection - Exemptions From Attachment and Execution [HB-365]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Altering the amount of wages of a judgment debtor that are exempt from attachment to 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: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 183 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Amendments to Declarations and Governing Documents [SB-293]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
Establishing that a provision in the declaration of a condominium or in a governing document of a homeowners association that requires any action on the part of a holder of a mortgage or deed of trust on a unit or a lot in order to make certain amendments shall be deemed satisfied if certain procedures are satisfied under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 33 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Renewable Energy Development and Siting (REDS) – Evaluations and Tax and Fee Exemptions [SB-281]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Taxes ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to waive certain application fees for applicants intending to use certain contaminated properties for clean or renewable electrical generation sites under certain circumstances; requiring the Department to adopt certain regulations; requiring that the owner of a certain eligible property that wants to change the use of the eligible property be liable for certain fees waived under the Act under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 544 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Maryland Collection Agency Licensing Act - Definitions and Legislative Intent [SB-262]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Real Estate ]
Defining "mortgage lender" to mean a person that is duly licensed under certain provisions of the Financial Institutions Article; clarifying the definition of "consumer claim"; and declaring the intent of the General Assembly that the Act be construed as clarifying the Maryland Collection Agency Licensing Act and that, with regard to sales of real property to bona fide purchasers, the Act applies only to sales made on or after June 1, 2020.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/22/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Homeowner's Insurance - Weather-Related Claims and Notice of Cancellation or Nonrenewal [HB-333]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Housing ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Repealing a certain exception that allowed an insurer to cancel or refuse to renew coverage for homeowner's insurance based on weather-related claims if there were three or more weather-related claims within a certain time period; and requiring that a certain written notice of intention to cancel or not renew a homeowner's insurance policy include a form adopted by the Maryland Insurance Commissioner that allows the insured to protest the proposed action and request a hearing 30 days after the mailing date of the notice.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/02/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Maryland Collection Agency Licensing Act - Definitions and Legislative Intent [HB-334]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Real Estate ]
Defining "mortgage lender" to mean a person that is duly licensed under certain provisions of the Financial Institutions Article; clarifying the definition of "consumer claim"; and declaring the intent of the General Assembly that the Act be construed as clarifying the Maryland Collection Agency Licensing Act and that, with regard to sales of real property to bona fide purchasers, the Act applies only to sales made on or after June 1, 2020.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/09/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Renewable Energy Development and Siting (REDS) – Evaluations and Tax and Fee Exemptions [HB-336]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Taxes ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to waive certain application fees for applicants intending to use certain contaminated properties for clean or renewable electrical generation sites under certain circumstances; requiring the Department to adopt certain regulations; requiring that the owner of a certain eligible property that wants to change the use of the eligible property be liable for certain fees waived under the Act under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Real Property - Sales of Mobile Home Parks - Notice Requirements [HB-263]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Altering the time frame of certain notices that a mobile home park owner is required to provide to each resident in the mobile home park and the Department of Housing and Community Development and to post in a public area of the mobile home park, concerning the sale of the mobile home park, to be not less than 30 days before the date of the sale of the park.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Hearing Canceled on 03/15/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Real Property - Lien Priority of Refinance Mortgages - Exception for Government Junior Mortgages [HB-314]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Finance ]
[Property Tax ]
Establishing that a certain provision of law authorizing a mortgagor or grantor to refinance the indebtedness secured by a first mortgage or deed of trust without obtaining permission from the holder of a certain junior lien does not apply to a junior lien securing a loan made by a state or local government agency with a 0% interest rate; and providing for the prospective application of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 163 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Wild Waterfowl Policy - Repeal [SB-242]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Water ]
Repealing provisions of law authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to issue a license to feed waterfowl; repealing certain license application requirements; repealing provisions of law concerning the establishment, approval, and use of certain feeding zones; repealing a requirement that certain licensed areas be open to inspection by certain persons; repealing provisions of law authorizing the Secretary of Natural Resources to revoke a license to feed waterfowl under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Bailey
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 542 on 05/08/2020