Real Property
Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Condominiums - Unenforceability of Certain Provisions of Governing Documents [HB-676]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Making unenforceable a provision of declaration, a bylaw, a contract for the initial sale of a unit, or any other instrument made by a developer or vendor in accordance with specified provisions of law under specified circumstances; and applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
First Reading Senate Rules on 03/29/2017
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Real Property - Installation and Use of Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment [HB-699]
[Real Estate ]
[Energy ]
[Housing ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Construction ]
Providing that specified provisions of a recorded covenant or restriction, a declaration, or the bylaws or rules of a condominium or homeowners association are void and unenforceable; establishing specified requirements and procedures relating to an application to the governing body of a condominium or homeowners association to install or use electric vehicle recharging equipment; requiring specified owners of electric vehicle recharging equipment to be responsible for specified costs and disclosures; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie McIntosh
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 02/27/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Condominiums - Delinquent Owners - Restrictions on Common Element Usage [SB-529]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing a council of unit owners to enact specified bylaws prohibiting or restricting the use of common elements by a unit owner who is delinquent in payment of assessments under specified circumstances; providing specified requirements for bylaws implementing a prohibition or restriction on the use of specified common elements by specified delinquent owners; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/06/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Housing Navigator and Aftercare Program [SB-531]
[Housing ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Human Services ]
[Community Development ]
[Poverty ]
Establishing the Housing Navigator and Aftercare Program to assist families and individuals who are experiencing, or who are in imminent danger of, a housing crisis in obtaining and maintaining permanent housing; requiring the Governor, subject to the limitations of the State budget, to include an appropriation for the Program of $516,828 in the annual budget each fiscal year beginning in fiscal year 2019; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 638 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Residential Property - Vacant and Abandoned Property - Expedited Foreclosure [HB-702]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Property Tax ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing a secured party to petition a circuit court for leave to immediately commence an action to foreclose a mortgage or deed of trust on residential property if the property is vacant and abandoned under specified circumstances; requiring a secured party to send a copy of a specified petition to specified persons under specified circumstances; requiring a court to rule on a specified petition promptly after the petition is filed; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Hearing 2/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2018
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Real Property - Regulation of Common Ownership Community Managers [SB-530]
[Real Estate ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Community Development ]
Creating the State Board of Common Ownership Community Managers in the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation; providing for the composition of the Board and the appointment, terms, and expenses of the Board members; providing that the Act does not prohibit specified persons from providing services under specified circumstances; requiring an individual to be issued a license by the Board before providing management services for a common ownership community under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/16/2017
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Task Force to Study Tax Sales in Maryland [HB-659]
[Taxes ]
[Water ]
[Property Tax ]
[Housing ]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Tax Sales in Maryland to examine the tax sale system to maximize resources, facilitate properties getting to productive use, and protect residents; requiring the Task Force to evaluate the impact of tax sales, how tax sales are conducted in each county, and tax sales to collect delinquent water charges and alternative methods of collecting delinquent water charges; requiring the Task Force to report its findings to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 615 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Real Property Tax - Assessment Appeals Process - Dwellings [HB-592]
[Real Estate ]
[Property Tax ]
Requiring a hearing on an appeal to a supervisor of assessments concerning the value or classification of a specified dwelling to occur no later than 120 days after the Department of Assessments and Taxation receives the appeal, unless the property owner requests a postponement; requiring the supervisor to give written notice of the final value or classification of a specified dwelling to the person who has appealed or filed a petition for review within 60 days after the hearing; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 537 on 05/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Real Property - Vacant and Abandoned Property - Expedited Foreclosure [HB-607]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Property Tax ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a secured party to petition the circuit court for leave to immediately commence an action to foreclose the mortgage or deed of trust on specified vacant and abandoned property; authorizing a county, municipal corporation, homeowners association, or condominium to notify a secured party of any vacant and abandoned property located in the county, municipal corporation, homeowners association, or condominium in a specified manner; specifying the contents of a specified notice; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie Ciliberti
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/17/2017
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Baltimore City - Residential Ground Leases - Abandoned Property [SB-487]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Property Tax ]
[Community Development ]
Prohibiting a ground lease holder from taking specified actions against the current leasehold tenant of specified abandoned property in Baltimore City to recover ground rent due and owing from a former leasehold tenant before the date that the current leasehold tenant acquired title to the property under specified circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 595 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
PenMar Development Corporation - Dissolution - Authority of Washington County Over Fort Ritchie [HB-605]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Real Estate ]
Repealing specified provisions of law relating to the PenMar Development Corporation, its board of directors, and its powers to develop, manage, and control Fort Ritchie; transferring specified remaining real and personal property interests, along with specified contracts, leases, and liabilities from the Corporation to the Board of County Commissioners for Washington County; requiring any party that has an issue with the transfer from the Corporation to the Board to refer to the specified memorandum of understanding; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 141 on 04/11/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Mortgages and Deeds of Trust - Prerequisites to Recording [HB-595]
[Real Estate ]
Repealing the requirement that a mortgage or deed of trust bear a specified certification that the instrument was prepared by a specified person in order to be recorded; providing that a deed other than a mortgage, deed of trust, or an assignment or release of a mortgage or deed of trust may not be recorded unless the instrument bears specified certification of preparation; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 520 on 05/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Horse Racing - Racetrack Facility Renewal Account - Eligibility and Capital Expenditures [HB-606]
[Sports ]
[Gaming ]
[Funding ]
Altering specified conditions of eligibility for funding from the Racetrack Facility Renewal Account by specifying minimum amounts to be spent on capital maintenance and expenditures by specified race tracks; authorizing the Maryland Racing Commission to grant a one-time request for capital improvement funds not to exceed $150,000 from the funds available in the Account for a capital improvement project at the Bowie Race Course Training Center under specified conditions; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Vallario
Favorable With Amendments Report By Ways And Means on 04/10/2017
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Landlord and Tenant - Candidate Signs and Proposition Signs [HB-594]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Elections ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting a landlord or mobile home park owner from requiring, prohibiting, or restricting the display of specified candidate signs or proposition signs by a tenant or resident; and prohibiting a landlord or mobile home park owner from requiring a tenant or resident to obtain specified approval before displaying specified candidate signs or proposition signs.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 02/27/2017
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Howard County - Property Tax Credit for Commercial Real Property - Flood Damage Ho. Co. 9-17 [HB-572]
[Property Tax ]
[Real Estate ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Taxes ]
[Economic Development ]
Authorizing the governing body of Howard County to grant, by law, a tax credit against the county property tax imposed on commercial real property that the governing body determines has suffered specified damage caused by flood conditions; authorizing the governing body of Howard County to specify the amount and duration of the credit; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 137 on 04/11/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Counties - Historic Preservation - Development Limitation [HB-583]
[Real Estate ]
[Religion ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
Providing that specified improvements to specified real property that is adjacent to or abuts specified religious property in charter or code home rule counties may be authorized only if specified conditions are met, including provision for specified buffers, improvements, approvals, covenants, and financial responsibilities; and applying the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Hearing 2/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2017
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Insurance - Impaired Entities - Delinquency Proceedings [SB-402]
[Insurance ]
Providing that a federal home loan bank may not be stayed or prohibited from exercising specified rights with respect to specified collateral of a specified insurer-member after the seventh day following the filing of a delinquency proceeding; requiring a federal home loan bank to repurchase specified outstanding capital stock of a specified insurer-member under specified circumstances; requiring a federal home loan bank to establish a specified timeline and process within 10 business days after a request from a receiver; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Hearing 2/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Senior Apartment Facilities - Limitation on Occupancy by Person Convicted of Crime of Violence [SB-408]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Housing ]
[Crime ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Prohibiting under specified circumstances a landlord from renting a unit to an individual convicted of a crime of violence within the previous 5 years or allowing an individual convicted of a crime of violence within the previous 5 years to reside in a senior apartment facility in a unit on the same floor on which a vulnerable adult resides; providing for enforcement by the Division of Consumer Protection of the Office of the Attorney General; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 02/27/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Counties - Historic Preservation - Development Limitation [SB-421]
[Real Estate ]
[Religion ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
Providing that specified improvements to specified real property that is adjacent to or abuts specified religious property in charter or code home rule counties may be authorized only if specified conditions are met, including provision for specified buffers, improvements, approvals, covenants, and financial responsibilities; and applying the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Hearing 3/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/14/2017
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Baltimore County - Nuisance Actions - Community Association Standing [HB-496]
[Community Development ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the definitions of "community association" and "nuisance" for purposes of specified provisions of law authorizing community associations to seek judicial relief for nuisance abatement in Baltimore County; repealing a provision of law requiring a specified court to determine in what amount and under what conditions a bond must be filed by a community association in a specified nuisance action; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/03/2017