Real Property
Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Environment – Water Infrastructure Assets – Authorization of Emergency Actions [HB-177]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Water ]
[Public Safety ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Authorizing the Department of the Environment to take certain emergency actions to protect life, property, or the environment against risks arising from dams, reservoirs, and similar waterway constructions that are in imminent danger of failure; requiring the Department to remain in charge and control of a water infrastructure asset until the Department has determined that the water infrastructure asset has been rendered safe or the circumstances requiring the emergency actions have ceased; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 97 on 05/08/2020
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Real Property - Ground Leases - Repeal of Registration Fees [HB-172]
[Real Estate ]
[Taxes ]
Repealing certain fees for the registration of ground leases with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation; and altering the circumstances under which the Department shall register a ground lease.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 94 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Board of Public Works - Land Acquisition - Requirements [HB-125]
[Real Estate ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Prohibiting the Board of Public Works from approving the acquisition of certain real property with an appraised value of at least $500,000 unless the Board has provided the Legislative Policy Committee with certain information; prohibiting the Board from approving the acquisition of real property with an appraised value of at least $500,000 from the federal government until the Board provides a certain notice and, on a certain request, a study assessing the ongoing fiscal impact the acquisition would have on the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/07/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Nutrient Management – Nonagricultural Fertilizer Application – Requirements and Penalties [HB-161]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring each place of business at which a person is employed to apply fertilizer to certain nonagricultural property to have a certain certified professional fertilizer applicator on staff and be licensed annually by the Department of Agriculture; requiring an applicant for a license to submit an application on the form required by the Department and pay an application fee as set by the Department; and altering the application of a certain civil penalty to include the employer of a person who violates certain provisions of law.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 88 on 05/08/2020
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Tennessee 111th General Assembly
As introduced, allows, under certain conditions, the conveyance to a veteran of property purchased at a tax sale by the state, a county, a municipality of the state, or a county and a municipality; waives property taxes on the conveyed property for up to 12 months; provides various restrictions on the use of the property by the veteran. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5. [HB-1627]
[Veterans ]
[Property Tax ]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
As introduced, allows, under certain conditions, the conveyance to a veteran of property purchased at a tax sale by the state, a county, a municipality of the state, or a county and a municipality; waives property taxes on the conveyed property for up to 12 months; provides various restrictions on the use of the property by the veteran. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5.
Sponsored by: Rep. Antonio Parkinson
Failed In Local Committee on 03/11/2020
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Tennessee 111th General Assembly
As introduced, allows a court to waive, compromise, remit, prorate, apportion, or release property taxes, penalty, interest, or court costs when title to real property is transferred as part of a civil judgment to the victim of a criminal offense from the person convicted of the criminal offense. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 40, Chapter 38; Title 66 and Title 67, Chapter 5. [HB-1638]
[Property Tax ]
[Crime ]
[Real Estate ]
[Taxes ]
[Criminal Justice ]
As introduced, allows a court to waive, compromise, remit, prorate, apportion, or release property taxes, penalty, interest, or court costs when title to real property is transferred as part of a civil judgment to the victim of a criminal offense from the person convicted of the criminal offense. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 40, Chapter 38; Title 66 and Title 67, Chapter 5.
Sponsored by: Rep. G.A. Hardaway
Failed For Lack Of Motion In: Civil Justice Subcommittee on 05/27/2020
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Arizona Fifty-fourth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2020)
Multipurpose facilities districts; lobbying prohibited [SB-1006]
[Ethics ]
Multipurpose facilities districts; lobbying prohibited
Sponsored by: Sen. David Farnsworth
Senate Read Second Time on 01/14/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Condominiums - Responsibility for Property Insurance Deductibles [HB-108]
[Insurance ]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
Specifying that the council of unit owner's property insurance deductible is a common expense if the cause of any damage to the condominium originates from an event outside the condominium units and common elements; increasing, from $5,000 to $10,000, the maximum amount of the council of unit owners' property insurance deductible for which a unit owner is responsible; applying the Act to all policies of property and casualty insurance issued, delivered, or renewed in the State to a condominium council of unit owners; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 56 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Condominiums - Responsibility for Property Insurance Deductibles [SB-175]
[Insurance ]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
Specifying that the council of unit owners' property insurance deductible is a common expense if the cause of any damage to the condominium originates from an event outside the condominium units and common elements; increasing, from $5,000 to $10,000, the maximum amount of the council of unit owners' property insurance deductible for which a unit owner is responsible; applying the Act to all policies of property and casualty insurance issued, delivered, or renewed in the State to a condominium council of unit owners; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 57 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment for Multifamily Units Act [HB-111]
[Energy ]
[Housing ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
Providing that certain provisions of a recorded covenant or restriction, a declaration, or the bylaws or rules of a condominium or homeowners association are void and unenforceable if they prohibit or unreasonably restrict the installation or use of electric vehicle recharging equipment; authorizing the Maryland Energy Administration to issue multiple electric vehicle recharging equipment rebates to the governing body of a condominium or homeowners association for the lesser of 40% of the costs of the equipment or $5,000; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Referred Judicial Proceedings Finance on 03/06/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Real Property - Ground Leases - Past Due Ground Rent [SB-170]
[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: Sen. Chris West
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 125 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Wicomico County - Landlord and Tenant - Repossession for Failure to Pay Rent - Procedures [SB-176]
[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 judgement is given in favor of the landlord; requiring the landlord to provide a written notice of an intended repossession 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 notice of the intended repossession has not been provided; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Referred Environment And Transportation on 02/14/2020
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Tennessee 111th General Assembly
As introduced, requires the department of environment and conservation to make available on its website for public viewing a sample solar easement instrument prepared by the department's office of energy programs. - Amends TCA Title 45; Title 47 and Title 66. [SB-1429]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Real Estate ]
As introduced, requires the department of environment and conservation to make available on its website for public viewing a sample solar easement instrument prepared by the department's office of energy programs. - Amends TCA Title 45; Title 47 and Title 66.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Bell
Recommended For Passage With Amendment/s, Refer To Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 1 Pnv 1 on 01/28/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Mobile Home Purchasers [HB-93]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Housing ]
[Finance ]
Requiring, except under certain circumstances, certain lenders to serve on the borrower at least 30 days before a lender repossesses mobile home a written notice of the lender's intention to repossess a certain mobile home; providing that a mobile home retailer has a duty of good faith and fair dealing in providing financial information to a prospective consumer borrower; prohibiting a mobile home retailer from steering a prospective consumer borrower to certain financing products; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dereck Davis
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 48 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Consumer Protection - Mobile Home Purchasers [SB-155]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Housing ]
[Finance ]
Requiring, except under certain circumstances, certain lenders to serve on the borrower at least 30 day before a lender repossesses a mobile home a written notice of the lender's intention to repossess a certain mobile home; providing that a mobile home retailer has a duty of good faith and fair dealing in providing financial information to a prospective consumer borrower; prohibiting a mobile home retailer from steering a prospective consumer borrower to certain financing products; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 49 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Real Property - Recordation of Deeds - Assignments of Rents and Assignments of Leases for Security Purposes [SB-154]
[Real Estate ]
Exempting a certain assignment of rents or assignment of leases for security purposes from certain requirements related to recordation; and authorizing a certain assignment of rents or assignment of leases for security purposes prepared by an attorney or one of the parties named in the instrument to be recorded without a certain certification.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 423 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Board of Public Works - Land Acquisition - Requirements [SB-148]
[Real Estate ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Prohibiting the Board of Public Works from approving the acquisition of certain real property with an appraised value of at least $500,000 unless the Board has provided the Legislative Policy Committee with certain information; prohibiting the Board from approving the acquisition of real property with an appraised value of at least $500,000 from the federal government until the Board provides a certain notice and, on a certain request, a study assessing the ongoing fiscal impact the acquisition would have on the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/07/2020
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Arizona Fifty-fourth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2020)
Forfeiture; criminal conviction; property rights [HB-2149]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Forfeiture; criminal conviction; property rights
Sponsored by: Rep. Bob Thorpe
House Read Second Time on 01/22/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Property Tax - Assessment Reviews - Aids in Reviewing Property [SB-132]
[Property Tax ]
[Real Estate ]
[Taxes ]
Requiring the State Department of Assessments and Taxation, whenever practicable, to seek to obtain certain material or information that the Department considers to be a reliable aid in determining real property value from other State agencies on request of the owner of the real property under review when conducting certain reviews of real property assessments.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sarah Elfreth
Hearing Canceled on 03/16/2020
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West Virginia 2020 Regular Session
Allowing quarterly payment of real and personal property taxes [HB-2139]
[Property Tax ]
[Real Estate ]
[Taxes ]
The purpose of this bill is to allow quarterly payment of real and personal property taxes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Caputo
Filed For Introduction on 01/08/2020