Circuit Court Real Property Records Improvement Fund - Report [SB-256]
[Real Estate ]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Property Tax ]
Requiring the oversight committee of the Circuit Court Real Property Records Improvement Fund, in consultation with the Comptroller and the State Court Administrator, to report to certain committees of the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2020, on the fiscal viability of bifurcating the Circuit Court Real Property Records Improvement Fund to provide funding for certain purposes; etc.
SB-256: Circuit Court Real Property Records Improvement Fund - Report
Sponsored by: Sen.
Third Reading Passed (46-0) on 03/13/2020
Baltimore County - Nuisance Actions - Community Association Standing [SB-247]
[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; 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.
SB-247: Baltimore County - Nuisance Actions - Community Association Standing
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Third Reading Passed (41-6) on 03/12/2020
Prince George's County - Cooperative Housing Corporations, Condominiums, and Homeowners Associations - Reserve Studies PG 403-20 [HB-254]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring the governing body of certain cooperative housing corporations in Prince George's County to have a study conducted of the reserves needed for future major repairs and replacement of common elements of the cooperative housing corporation by a certain date and at certain intervals under certain circumstances; requiring the annual budget of a cooperative housing corporation in Prince George's County to provide reserve funds in the annual budget for the cooperative housing corporation in accordance with the reserve study; etc.
HB-254: Prince George's County - Cooperative Housing Corporations, Condominiums, and Homeowners Associations - Reserve Studies PG 403-20
Sponsored by: Rep.
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 138 on 05/08/2020
You have voted HB-254: Prince George's County - Cooperative Housing Corporations, Condominiums, and Homeowners Associations - Reserve Studies PG 403-20.
Real Property - Restrictions on Use - Low-Impact Landscaping [HB-279]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Community Development ]
Prohibiting a certain restriction on use from imposing unreasonable limitations on low-impact landscaping under certain circumstances; providing that the Act may not be construed to prohibit a certain restriction on use from including certain reasonable guidelines regarding the type, number, and location of low-impact landscaping features; and exempting a certain restriction on use on certain historic property from the applicability of the Act.
HB-279: Real Property - Restrictions on Use - Low-Impact Landscaping
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/12/2020
Criminal Law - Exploitation of Vulnerable Adult or Elderly Individual - Undue Influence [HB-320]
[Crime ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Altering the definition of "undue influence" for purposes of provisions of law prohibiting the exploitation of certain vulnerable adults or individuals at least 68 years old that results in inequity; requiring a court, in determining whether a transfer of property was induced by undue influence, to consider certain factors; and applying the Act prospectively.
HB-320: Criminal Law - Exploitation of Vulnerable Adult or Elderly Individual - Undue Influence
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 02/28/2020
Natural Resources - Sunday Hunting - Migratory Game Birds [SB-243]
[Animals ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
[Sports ]
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to allow a person to hunt any migratory game birds on Sundays during the open season on private property or public land designated for hunting.
SB-243: Natural Resources - Sunday Hunting - Migratory Game Birds
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Bailey
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn on 03/10/2020
Real Property - Homeowners Associations - Number of Declarant Votes [HB-240]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
Altering the number of votes to which a declarant is entitled when voting on a homeowners association matter before and after any lot that may be part of the development is subdivided and recorded under certain circumstances.
HB-240: Real Property - Homeowners Associations - Number of Declarant Votes
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 01/17/2020
Real Property - Ground Leases - Past Due Ground Rent [HB-241]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
Clarifying that a ground lease holder may not bring any suit, action, or proceeding against the current leasehold tenant or a former leasehold tenant to recover the ground rent that was due and owing before the date the current leasehold tenant acquired title to the leasehold interest if the ground lease was not registered in accordance with certain law prior to the date the current leasehold tenant acquired title, notwithstanding any other provision of law.
HB-241: Real Property - Ground Leases - Past Due Ground Rent
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 124 on 05/08/2020
Housing Opportunities Made Equal Act [HB-231]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Poverty ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Economic Development ]
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.
HB-231: Housing Opportunities Made Equal Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 116 on 05/08/2020
SB-2074: Proposing An Amendment To The Constitution Of The State Of Hawaii To Authorize The Legislature To Establish A Surcharge On Real Property To Fund Infrastructure Improvements Near Rapid Transit Stations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Maile Shimabukuro
The Committee(s) On Wam Reconsidered Its Previous Decision. The Votes In Wam Were As Follows: 9 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-agaran, English, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Riviere, Taniguchi, Fevella; Aye(s) With Reservations: None; 0 No(es): None; And 4 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Shimabukuro. on 02/25/2020
You have voted SB-2074: Proposing An Amendment To The Constitution Of The State Of Hawaii To Authorize The Legislature To Establish A Surcharge On Real Property To Fund Infrastructure Improvements Near Rapid Transit Stations..
Wicomico County - Landlord and Tenant - Repossession for Failure to Pay Rent - Procedures [HB-227]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing a landlord in Wicomico County to repossess property for failure to pay rent in a certain manner if judgment is given in favor of the landlord; requiring the landlord to provide a written notice to a certain tenant in a certain manner; establishing a certain rebuttable presumption; requiring a sheriff to notify the District Court if the sheriff reasonably believes certain notice has not been provided; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
HB-227: Wicomico County - Landlord and Tenant - Repossession for Failure to Pay Rent - Procedures
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/30/2020
Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Annual Meetings [HB-218]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring a developer of a condominium or a declarant of a homeowners association to convene a certain annual meeting at which the agenda is open to any matter relating to the homeowners association; and requiring certain meetings to include an opportunity for unit owners or lot owners to provide comment.
HB-218: Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Annual Meetings
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/02/2020
HB-1681: 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: Rep. Kirk Haston
Taken Off Notice For Cal In S/c Business Subcommittee Of Commerce Committee on 05/28/2020
You have voted HB-1681: 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..
Aquaculture - Leases in Water Column - Riparian Right of First Refusal [HB-210]
[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.
HB-210: Aquaculture - Leases in Water Column - Riparian Right of First Refusal
Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Crosby
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 02/17/2020
Real Property – Required Notices for Contracts of Sale – Zones of Dewatering Influence [HB-178]
[Environmental ]
[Real Estate ]
[Water ]
[Construction ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to develop and publish on its website a searchable map of zones of dewatering influence; requiring a contract for the sale of real property located in Baltimore County, Carroll County, Frederick County or Washington County to include a certain notice about property located in a zone of dewatering influence; establishing that a purchaser of real property that does not receive the required notice has a right to rescind a contract and is entitled to the return of any deposits; etc.
HB-178: Real Property – Required Notices for Contracts of Sale – Zones of Dewatering Influence
Sponsored by: Rep. Carol Krimm
Third Reading Passed (134-0) on 03/13/2020
Real Property - Ground Leases - Required Notifications - Private Transaction Redemptions [HB-149]
[Real Estate ]
[Property Tax ]
Altering the requirement that a ground lease holder notify the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of certain changes concerning a ground lease; authorizing a leasehold tenant or an interested party to submit to the Department certain documentation of the redemption of a ground lease if the ground lease is redeemed in a certain private transaction and the ground lease holder has failed to notify the Department of the redemption; and requiring the Department to update the online registry under certain circumstances.