Real Property
Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Solar Energy and Energy Storage - Development and State Procurement [HB-1328]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Climate Change ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
Authorizing a county to enact a local law creating a conservation and restoration fund for a certain purpose; establishing the Utility-Scale Solar Design and Siting Commission in the Power Plant Research Program to provide recommendations related to solar energy development and land conservation and preservation; requiring the owner or operator of a certain solar energy generating station to plant and maintain a certain cover crop on certain land and submit a certain vegetation management plan to a certain entity; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Crosby
First Reading Economic Matters And Appropriations on 02/09/2024
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Landlord and Tenant - Actions for Possession - Service of Process by a Private Detective [HB-1445]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Real Estate ]
Authorizing service of process in an action to repossess leased residential property that also seeks a money judgment to be carried out by a private detective that is also otherwise authorized to serve process under the Maryland Rules.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stuart Schmidt
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Estates and Trusts - Elective Share of Surviving Spouse - Exclusion of Inherited Property [HB-1349]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Property Tax ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Excluding from a decedent's augmented estate the value of any property inherited by the decedent when calculating the estate from which a surviving spouse may elect to take a certain share.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Arentz
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/11/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Real Property – Holding Over – Expedited Hearing and Service of Summons for Active Duty Service Member [HB-1316]
[Real Estate ]
[Veterans ]
[Housing ]
[Military ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring a District Court to hold a hearing on a tenant holding over within 45 days after a landlord makes a complaint if the landlord or the landlord's spouse is on active duty with the United States military; and authorizing a private process server to serve a summons if the constable or sheriff fails to serve the summons within 10 days after the summons is issued by the court.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Third Reading Passed (134-0) on 03/14/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Economic Development - Tourism Zones - Designation and Benefits [HB-1281]
[Economic Development ]
[Tourism ]
[Taxes ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipality to designate, by law, an area within that political subdivision as a tourism zone under certain circumstances; providing that the designation of an area as a tourism zone may not preclude the area from also being designated as an arts and entertainment district; authorizing a county or municipality to exempt from the admissions and amusement tax gross receipts from certain admissions or amusement charges levied in a tourism zone; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 239 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Renewable Energy - Net Energy Metering Aggregation, Solar Renewable Energy Credits, and Taxes on Solar Energy Generating Systems (Brighter Tomorrow Act) [HB-1435]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
Altering the maximum generating capacity authorized for certain net metered generating facilities; authorizing an eligible customer-generator participating in certain meter aggregation to receive excess generation from more than one generating system; requiring the Public Service Commission to establish a Small Solar Energy Generating System Incentive Program; providing that solar energy generating systems that receive a certain certification by the Commission are eligible to receive additional solar renewable energy credits; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Montgomery County - Restriction on Use of Real Property - Limitation MC 8-24 [HB-1300]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
Providing that certain restrictions on use that prohibit the use of real property in Montgomery County for housing units otherwise authorized under law are void and unenforceable; and applying the Act retroactively to restrictions on use recorded before June 1, 1958.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/27/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Residential Property – Assignment of Contracts of Sale – Disclosure Requirements and Rescission [HB-1408]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing a seller and buyer of certain residential property to rescind a contract of sale without penalty at any time before closing if a certain seller does not provide a certain notice; establishing that a buyer is entitled to a refund of any deposit paid for the purchase of residential real property under certain circumstances; requiring that a contract of sale comply with the requirements of the Act; and applying the Act prospectively.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/20/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Deed Fraud - Prohibition and Deed Fraud Prevention Grant Fund [HB-1419]
[Crime ]
[Real Estate ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting the intentional fraudulent sale, conveyance, or lease or attempted sale, conveyance, or lease of real property by a person who does not own the real property; prohibiting the acquisition, sale, or conveyance or the attempted acquisition, sale, or conveyance of real property by deception, intimidation, threat, or undue influence; requiring the Department of State Police to disaggregate certain data collected for the Uniform Crime Report; and establishing the Deed Fraud Prevention Grant Fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Homestead Property Tax Credit - Eligible Properties - Alteration [HB-1324]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
Expanding eligibility for the homestead property tax credit to include additional residences.
Sponsored by: Rep. William Wivell
First Reading Ways And Means on 02/09/2024
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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 [HB-1356]
[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: No sponsors
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/18/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Real Property - Residential Rental Apartments - Air-Conditioning Requirements [HB-1295]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Construction ]
[Air Quality ]
Requiring a landlord to provide air-conditioning to certain residential rental units in a certain manner beginning June 1, 2024, for newly constructed residential rental units and beginning October 1, 2024, for residential rental units that undergo renovation that includes the replacement of electrical systems or heating systems; and applying the Act prospectively.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/12/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Economic Development - West North Avenue Development Authority - Alterations [HB-1427]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
[Taxes ]
Altering the administration and membership of the West North Avenue Development Authority; specifying the powers and duties of the Authority, subject to certain limitations; exempting the Authority from certain provisions of law; requiring the Authority to take certain actions regarding the finances of the Authority; exempting the Authority from certain taxation or assessments under certain circumstances; establishing the West North Avenue Development Authority Fund to be used for administrative purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey
Favorable With Amendments Report By Ways And Means on 04/08/2024
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Utah 2024 General Session
State Land Purchase Amendments [HB-516]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Real Estate ]
State Land Purchase Amendments
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael McKell
Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/21/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Condominiums - Mandatory Homeowners Insurance Coverage - Detached Units [HB-1207]
[Housing ]
[Insurance ]
[Real Estate ]
Limiting the application of a requirement that owners of residential, detached units in a condominium regime carry homeowners insurance coverage to units in condominium regimes composed only of residential, detached units.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jesse Pippy
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/11/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Common Ownership Communities - Reserve Studies - Exemptions [HB-1208]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
Exempting cooperative housing corporations, condominiums, and homeowners associations from conducting reserve studies on the vote of at least two-thirds of the members or owners.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/26/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Landlord and Tenant – Failure to Pay Rent – Evidence of Notice to Tenant [HB-1274]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring that a complaint to repossess a residential premises for the failure to pay rent include evidence that the landlord provided the tenant with notice of the landlord's intent to file a claim.
Sponsored by: Rep. Melissa Wells
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Ground Leases – Application for Redemption – Procedures [HB-1225]
[Real Estate ]
Altering certain requirements for a leasehold tenant to redeem a certain ground lease.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Common Ownership Communities - Reserve Studies - Alterations [HB-1262]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
Exempting the governing bodies of common ownership communities that are not established in Prince George's County or Montgomery County and have six or fewer units or lots from reserve study requirements; and extending the deadline, from 3 to 5 fiscal years, following an initial reserve study that the governing body common ownership community has to attain a certain recommended annual reserve funding level.
Sponsored by: Rep. April Rose
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Condominiums - Mandatory Insurance Coverage - Detached Units [HB-1227]
[Insurance ]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
Altering the types of elements and units for which a council of unit owners is required to maintain certain property insurance; requiring the council of unit owners to annually notify, in writing, owners of detached units of certain property insurance obligations; limiting instances when an owner of a detached unit within a condominium is required to carry homeowners insurance on the entirety of the unit; and authorizing a council of unit owners to carry homeowners insurance on the entirety of all units located within a certain condominium.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 296 on 04/25/2024