Residential Property
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Condominiums - Mandatory Insurance Coverage [HB-1541]
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[Real Estate ]
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Requiring a certain condominium unit owner to obtain a condominium unit owner insurance policy or a substantially similar property insurance policy for the unit; requiring a certain insurance policy to include certain provisions; and authorizing a council of unit owners to acquire an insurance policy on behalf of a unit owner who does not maintain a certain required insurance policy and charge the insurance premium as an assessment to the unit owner.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025
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Electric and Gas Service - Termination - Third-Party Notification [SB-1035]
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[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a public service company to notify a certain municipality and certain members of the General Assembly and local elected officials before terminating for nonpayment electric or gas service to a multifamily dwelling unit for which the account is held by a property owner or manager.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Sale of Residential Property - Taxes and Offers to Purchase (End Hedge Fund Control of Maryland Homes Act of 2025) [HB-1428]
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[Nonprofit ]
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[Economic Development ]
Imposing an excise tax on the acquisition and excess ownership of certain single-family residences in the State by certain entities; authorizing a person who offers for sale to a third party improved single-family residential real property, for the first 30 days, to accept an offer to purchase the property made only by an individual, a community development organization, a nonprofit organization, or a real estate enterprise that owns an interest in less than 3% of all residential real property in the county; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey
First Reading Environment And Transportation And Ways And Means on 02/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Housing and Community Development - Housing Counseling [HB-1302]
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[Construction ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring a recipient of funding from the Department of Housing and Community Development for any project to construct, acquire, or rehabilitate residential property for use as housing to offer housing counseling services to certain prospective residents.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 02/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Local Government - Moderate Income Housing Unit Requirements - Prohibition Against Fee-in-Lieu [HB-1444]
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[Community Development ]
Prohibiting a county or municipality from authorizing payment of a fee-in-lieu of a requirement under local law that a developer provide moderate income housing units in a new residential development project.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
First Reading Environment And Transportation on 02/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Home Improvement Contractors - Disaster Mitigating Services - Regulation and Prohibition [HB-1348]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Housing ]
[Insurance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Real Estate ]
[Small Business ]
Altering the definition of "home improvement" to include the provision of certain disaster mitigating services for purposes of licensing and regulations of home improvement contractors; authorizing a certain owner to rescind a home improvement contract for disaster mitigating services under certain circumstances; and authorizing the governing body of a county to impose certain limitations on in-person solicitation of a victim of a disaster by a contractor offering disaster mitigation services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey
Hearing 4/07 At 11:00 A.m. on 04/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Montgomery County - Prohibited Restrictions on Use - Accessory Dwelling Units MC 2-25 [HB-1234]
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Providing that certain restrictions on use that prohibit the use of real property in Montgomery County for accessory dwelling units otherwise authorized under law are void and unenforceable; and applying the Act retroactively.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/14/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Baltimore County - Property Tax - Homeowners Property Tax Credit [HB-1285]
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[Housing ]
Requiring the governing body of Baltimore County to grant a certain property tax credit to supplement the State homeowners property tax credit; prohibiting the county from granting the credit if the homeowner's combined net worth is in excess of $200,000 or the homeowner's combined gross income exceeds $72,000; providing that the State Department of Assessments and Taxation is responsible for certain administrative duties with respect to the credit; and requiring the county to reimburse the Department for certain costs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Long
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - System Development Charge - Exemptions MC/PG 107-25 [HB-1230]
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[Construction ]
[Housing ]
[Property Tax ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring, rather than authorizing, the Montgomery County Council and the Prince George's County Council to grant exemptions from the system development charge imposed by the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission for certain properties and projects located in Montgomery County; limiting the exemption to $80,000; altering the method by which the county councils establish eligibility for the exemptions; prohibiting the county councils from requiring that an applicant for an exemption own the property for which the exemption is sought; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 594 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Baltimore County - Transfer Tax - Exemption for First-Time Home Buyers [HB-1295]
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[Property Tax ]
Exempting instruments of writing that transfer improved residential real property to certain first-time home buyers from the Baltimore County transfer tax.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Long
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Fee Disclosures [HB-1257]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Real Estate ]
Requiring a landlord to provide certain information to prospective tenants about fees imposed on tenants and prohibiting a landlord from imposing a mandatory fee that was not disclosed; applying the Act to a lease signed or renewed on or after October 1, 2025, and a landlord that offers four or more dwelling units for rent; and authorizing a tenant to file a claim against a landlord for a violation of the Act on or after February 1, 2026, and during the tenancy or up to 2 years after the tenancy expired.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Task Force to Study Land Use Issues in Prince George's County - Establishment MC/PG 117-25 [HB-1266]
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Establishing the Task Force to Study Land Use Issues In Prince George's County to review the role of the County Planning Board, evaluate the list of person that have standing to seek judicial review and appeal to the Appellate Court, the expiration processes, and the need for legislative remedies to address certain issues; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings to the Prince George's County Executive, the County Council, and the Prince George's County Delegation to the General Assembly by December 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing Canceled on 04/01/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Baltimore County - Residential Real Property - Moratorium on Assessment Increases and Review of Assessment Practices and Methodology [HB-1330]
[Real Estate ]
[Property Tax ]
Prohibiting, for a taxable year beginning after June 30, 2025, but before July 1, 2027, an increase of the assessed value of residential real property in Baltimore County except under certain circumstances; requiring the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to retain an independent third party to study and make certain recommendations regarding the residential real property assessment practices and methodology of the Department; requiring the Department to report, on or before December 1, 2026, the results of the study; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Long
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
State Transfer Tax - Exemption for First-Time Home Buyers - Alterations [HB-1410]
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[Housing ]
[Taxes ]
[Property Tax ]
Altering the exemption from the State transfer tax for instruments of writing that transfer improved residential real property to certain first-time home buyers.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Electric Distribution System Support Services - Energy Storage and Data Use [HB-1419]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Providing that a certain person or company may not be considered an electric company or electricity supplier solely because of the person's or company's participation as an aggregator of distributed energy resources in a certain pilot program; requiring the Commission, on the request of an electric company, to authorize the electric company to use usage data and production data collected from customer-owned distributed energy resources for the Administration of a pilot program or temporary tariff; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Hearing 4/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/18/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Housing Development Permits - Local Reporting Requirements (Maryland Housing Data Transparency Act) [HB-1193]
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[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring certain counties to report information quarterly about certain housing development permits to the Department of Planning, beginning January 1, 2027; authorizing municipalities to make certain quarterly reports to the Department regarding housing development permits issued by the municipality, beginning January 1, 2027; and requiring the Department of Planning to make certain permit information available on a public, interactive, and searchable website.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 349 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Residential Real Property Sales – Appraisals [HB-1151]
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[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Providing that a seller or the seller's agent may provide certain information to an appraiser of residential real property at certain times and under certain circumstances; requiring an appraiser to provide a lender with certain information under certain circumstances and for the lender to provide notice of the information to a prospective buyer; requiring a buyer to work with a seller to provide certain information for an appraiser under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Property Tax - Credit for Law Enforcement Officer or Rescue Worker - Expansion to Judicial Officer [HB-1200]
[Property Tax ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Taxes ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Authorizing the governing body of a county or municipal corporation or the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City to provide a certain property tax credit to certain judicial officers, surviving spouses, or cohabitants; requiring the county or municipal corporation to define, by law, who is a correctional officer and judicial officer; and applying the Act retroactively to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2022.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 129 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Residential Condominium Unit Insurance - Lapses in Coverage - Prohibition on Denial [HB-1148]
[Insurance ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting an insurer, with respect to residential condominium unit insurance, from refusing to issue a policy based solely on a prior lapse in coverage of the applicant if the lapse was due to an insurer's withdrawal from the market, the lapse in coverage was for no longer than 90 days, the applicant provides an affidavit that the applicant has not incurred any losses during the lapse in coverage, and the applicant provides any other documentation required by the insurer.
Sponsored by: Rep. William Wivell
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 381 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Real Property - Residential Rental Property - Pet Policy Disclosure (Pet Policy Transparency Act) [HB-1152]
[Animals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
Requiring the landlord of a residential rental property to provide the property's pet policy on the property's website and as part of an application form for a rental unit on the property.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 490 on 05/13/2025