Real Property

State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Third Reading Passed (46-0) on 03/13/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley Third Reading Passed (41-6) on 03/12/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 138 on 05/08/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Public-Private Partnership Projects - Real Property Acquisition - Prohibition [HB-299] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Real Estate ] [Infrastructure ]
Prohibiting a State agency or its designee from acquiring residential real property for a public-private partnership project that includes the addition of toll lanes to I-495 or I-270.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alfred Carr Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/15/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/12/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill Referred Judicial Proceedings on 02/28/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Bailey Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn on 03/10/2020

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State (Utah)
Utah 2020 General Session

Division of Real Estate Amendments [HB-147] [Real Estate ]
Division of Real Estate Amendments

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Calvin Musselman Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/24/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes First Reading Environment And Transportation on 01/17/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 124 on 05/08/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 116 on 05/08/2020

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State (Arizona)
Arizona Fifty-fourth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2020)

Residential sales; sex offender disclosure [HB-2597] [Real Estate ] [Housing ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Crime ]
Residential sales; sex offender disclosure

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Lawrence Introduced In House And Read First Time on 05/19/2020

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State (Arizona)
Arizona Fifty-fourth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2020)

Elderly homeowners; class six property. [HB-2482] [Senior Citizens ] [Property Tax ] [Real Estate ] [Housing ]
Elderly homeowners; class six property.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Bob Thorpe Introduced In House And Read First Time on 05/19/2020

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2020 Regular Session

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. [SB-2074] [Infrastructure ] [Real Estate ] [Taxes ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Construction ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Property Tax ]
Proposes an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Hawaii to authorize the State legislature to establish a surcharge on taxation of real property near rapid transit stations for the purpose of funding infrastructure improvements in those areas. (SD1)

  

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

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/30/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/02/2020

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State (Tennessee)
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. [HB-1681] [Real Estate ] [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: Rep. Kirk Haston Taken Off Notice For Cal In S/c Business Subcommittee Of Commerce Committee on 05/28/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Crosby Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 02/17/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Carol Krimm Third Reading Passed (134-0) on 03/13/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 82 on 05/08/2020

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