Real Property

State (Maryland)
Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Economic Development - County or Municipal Corporation Economic Development Authority - Powers and Use of Proceeds [HB-97] [Economic Development ] [Community Development ] [Finance ] [Taxes ]
Expanding the acceptable names authorized for an economic development authority established by a county or municipal corporation; expanding the powers of an authority, subject to limitations in the articles of incorporation of the authority; authorizing an authority to issue certain bonds in accordance with certain requirements; expanding the authorized uses of tax increment proceeds; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Lily Qi Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. (ways And Means) on 01/31/2025

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2025 Regular Session

Real property tax; assessment of real property used for affordable housing. [HB-1446] [Real Estate ] [Housing ] [Property Tax ] [Taxes ]
Real property tax; assessment of real property used for affordable housing. Requires the duly authorized real estate assessor of a locality to appraise affordable rental housing in accordance with the income approach, as described by the bill. The bill provides that, should the duly authorized real estate assessor fail to follow generally accepted appraisal practices, the assessment will not be entitled to a presumption of correctness, and if the owner then successfully appeals such assessment, the locality shall reimburse the owner for attorney (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Carrie Coyner Left In Finance on 11/18/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Natural Resources - Gwynns Falls State Park - Focus Group, Advisory Committee, and Report [SB-1183] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Recreation ]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources and Baltimore City to convene focus group meetings on the establishment of the Gwynns Falls State Park with community members and stakeholders that reside or operate in the vicinity of the proposed State park; requiring the Department and Baltimore City to establish a stakeholder advisory committee; and requiring the Department to submit a report to the General Assembly by December 1, 2025, on properties suitable for inclusion in the State park and certain funding requirements.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter Third Reading Passed (46-0) on 04/08/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Common Ownership Communities - Annual Registration With Department of Housing and Community Development - Requirements [HB-1517] [Housing ] [Community Development ] [Real Estate ]
Requiring a common ownership community located in the State to submit a registration and fee to the Department of Housing and Community Development on or before July 1 each year; and requiring a certain registration to include certain information.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jennifer Terrasa Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/12/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Real Property - Recovery of Possession - Filing of Sworn Affidavit [SB-1181] [Real Estate ] [Law Enforcement ] [Housing ] [Property Tax ] [Public Safety ]
Requiring the District Court to issue, and a sheriff to immediately execute, a warrant for possession of a property to a person that has submitted a sworn affidavit stating that a person is unlawfully in possession of the property.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings First Reading Senate Rules on 02/20/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Real Property Assessments - Notice of Change in Value or Classification - Time Period [HB-1516] [Real Estate ] [Property Tax ]
Increasing, for taxable year 2024, the time period after which a failure to send a notice of change in value or classification creates an irrebuttable presumption that the prior value or classification of certain real property has not changed.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Approved By The Governor - Chapter 384 on 04/25/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Real Property - Residential Leases - Fee in Lieu of a Security Deposit [SB-1167] [Real Estate ] [Housing ] [Insurance ] [Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing a landlord to offer the payment of a fee in lieu of a security deposit in a residential lease subject to certain requirements; requiring a landlord to purchase certain insurance coverage using a fee in lieu of a security deposit; establishing certain procedural requirements for a landlord and an insurer relating to certain insurance claims; authorizing a tenant to dispute certain claims by a landlord and providing that claims by a landlord or an insurer are void under certain circumstances; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson Rereferred To Judicial Proceedings on 03/21/2024

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State (Utah)
Utah 2024 General Session

Property Manager Requirements [HB-578] [Real Estate ] [Housing ] [Consumer Protection ]
Property Manager Requirements

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jordan Teuscher House/ Strike Enacting Clause In Clerk Of The House on 03/01/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Cooperative Housing Corporations, Condominiums, and Homeowners Associations - Funding of Reserve Accounts [SB-1157] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Construction ] [Community Development ]
Requiring that certain funds for the reserve account of a cooperative housing corporation, a residential condominium, or a homeowners association be deposited on or before the last day of each fiscal year; extending from 3 to 5 years the duration to comply with a certain funding requirement related to reserve accounts; and requiring a residential condominium or a homeowners association to review the reserve study annually for accuracy.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza Rereferred To Judicial Proceedings on 03/27/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland Condominium Act - Amendments to the Declaration [HB-1496] [Real Estate ] [Housing ]
Reducing the percentage of unit owners listed on the current roster of a condominium needed to consent to an amendment of a condominium's declaration if none of the units of the condominium are owned by a developer of the condominium from 80% to 66 2/3%.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jeffrie Long First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/16/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Columbia Association - Lease Requirements and Governing Documents Ho. Co. 4-24 [SB-1146] [Real Estate ] [Housing ] [Consumer Protection ] [Community Development ]
Requiring a written lease for certain residential or commercial real property in Howard County to include information on the annual charge assessed by the Columbia Association and a description of certain rights and privileges under certain circumstances; requiring a landlord to provide a tenant with a copy of certain covenants and governing documents under certain circumstances; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. First Reading Senate Rules on 02/10/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Howard County - Payment in Lieu of Taxes Agreements - Moderate Income Housing Ho. Co. 8-24 [SB-1147] [Housing ] [Taxes ] [Real Estate ] [Property Tax ] [Community Development ]
Authorizing certain owners of real property and the governing body of Howard County to enter into payment in lieu of taxes agreements for maintaining a certain number of moderate income housing units at the property; requiring the County Executive of Howard County to publish on the county's website the methodology used to calculate the negotiated payment amount under a payment in lieu of taxes agreement authorized under the Act and to reevaluate the methodology at least once every 5 years; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. First Reading Senate Rules on 02/10/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Candidates for Village Board or Columbia Council in a Village of Columbia – Reports of Donations and Disbursements Ho. Co. 10–24 [SB-1127] [Elections ] [Community Development ] [Ethics ]
Requiring each village community association for a village of Columbia to require each candidate for election to the village board or the Columbia Council who receives donations or makes disbursements to file reports of the donations and disbursements with the village community association; requiring each village community association to make the reports of donations and disbursements available to the public; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. First Reading Senate Rules on 02/09/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Soil Conservation Districts - Small Ponds - Plan Review Fees [HB-1465] [Environmental ] [Water ] [Agriculture ]
Authorizing a soil conservation district to recommend a fee system to cover the cost of reviewing plans for small ponds; establishing that any fees collected under the Act shall be supplemental to county and State funds; requiring a soil conservation district, in developing a fee system for small pond plans, to determine for the succeeding year the reasonable cost of reviewing the plans; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Greg Wims Approved By The Governor - Chapter 524 on 05/09/2024

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State (Utah)
Utah 2024 General Session

Mortgage Commission [SB-234] [Real Estate ] [Housing ] [Finance ] [Consumer Protection ]
Mortgage Commission

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Michael McKell Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/13/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Common Ownership Communities - Ombudsman Unit, Governing Document Database, and Local Commissions [HB-1457] [Housing ] [Consumer Protection ] [Community Development ] [Real Estate ]
Establishing the Common Ownership Community Ombudsman Unit in the Division of Consumer Protection in the Office of the Attorney General to receive and respond to certain complaints; requiring common ownership communities to file certain documents with the Department of Housing and Community Development; requiring the Department to establish a database of governing documents accessible to the public; and establishing requirements for a local common ownership commission established by the local government of a county.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/12/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Columbia Association - Lease Requirements and Governing Documents Ho. Co. 4-24 [HB-1452] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Consumer Protection ]
Requiring a written lease for certain residential or commercial real property in Howard County to include information on the annual charge assessed by the Columbia Association and a description of certain rights and privileges under certain circumstances; requiring a landlord to provide a tenant with a copy of certain covenants and governing documents under certain circumstances; etc.

  

Sponsored by: No sponsors Hearing 3/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/17/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Land Use - Southern Maryland Code Counties - Subdivision Regulations - Property Dedication and Fee [HB-1321] [Real Estate ] [Recreation ] [Community Development ]
Authorizing a Southern Maryland code county to provide in the county's subdivision regulations for a dedication of real property for recreation, or the payment of a fee in lieu of dedication, to be used by the county for the purchase, development, and improvement of real property for recreational facilities.

  

Sponsored by: No sponsors Approved By The Governor - Chapter 675 on 05/09/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Real Property - Recordation of Instrument With False Information - Penalties and Actions to Quiet Title [HB-1308] [Real Estate ] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ] [Property Tax ] [Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person from recording a deed or other instrument that the person knows contains false information; establishing a 3-year limitation on when a prosecution for a violation of the Act may be commenced; establishing a fine not to exceed $500 for a violation of the Act; and authorizing a court to award certain costs and attorney's fees in an action to quiet title if the action or a defense to an action is based on the alleged recordation of a deed containing false information.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. William Wivell Approved By The Governor - Chapter 369 on 04/25/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Howard County - Payment in Lieu of Taxes Agreements - Moderate Income Housing Ho. Co. 8-24 [HB-1357] [Housing ] [Taxes ] [Real Estate ] [Property Tax ] [Community Development ]
Authorizing certain owners of real property and the governing body of Howard County to enter into payment in lieu of taxes agreements for maintaining a certain number of moderate income housing units at the property; requiring the County Executive of Howard County to publish on the county's website the methodology used to calculate the negotiated payment amount under a payment in lieu of taxes agreement authorized under the Act and to reevaluate the methodology at least once every 5 years; etc.

  

Sponsored by: No sponsors Approved By The Governor - Chapter 967 on 05/16/2024

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