Residential Property
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Real Property - Wrongful Detainer - Time of Hearing and Service of Process [HB-164]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Property Tax ]
Requiring a certain hearing to be held not more than 14 calendar days after a certain complaint is filed; and altering requirements relating to service of process in a wrongful detainer action.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Third Reading Passed (137-0) on 03/17/2025
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Residential Property - Assignment of Contracts of Sale - Disclosure Requirements and Rescission [HB-124]
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[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing a seller or assignee 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 an assignee is entitled to a refund of any deposit paid in connection with the assignment of a contract of sale of the residential 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
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 508 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Residential Leases - Late Payment Penalties - Calculation [HB-273]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Real Estate ]
Altering a prohibition concerning the maximum penalty for the late payment of rent that a landlord may charge in a residential lease to prohibit a penalty in excess of 5% of the amount of the unpaid rent rather than of the amount due.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Allen
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 580 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Short-Term Rentals and Home Amenity Rentals - Taxation, Regulation, and Crimes [SB-132]
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[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Tourism ]
[Crime ]
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Applying certain health and safety requirements to short-term rental units and home amenities; prohibiting certain activities at a home amenity or short-term rental; authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county to adopt certain rules or regulations relating to short-term rentals; including "short-term rental platform" and "short-term rental unit" in the definition of "hotel" for the purpose of the county and municipal corporation hotel rental tax; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Hearing Canceled (education, Energy, And The Environment) on 03/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Housing and Community Development - Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions - Issuance of Loans and Achievement of Targets [SB-247]
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[Community Development ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Authorizing the Department of Housing and Community Development to issue loans, in addition to grants, for certain purposes relating to reducing direct greenhouse gas emissions from certain multifamily residential buildings; and expanding the sources of savings that the Department may include when calculating the achievement of certain greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing Canceled on 01/15/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Property Tax - Tax Sales - Revisions [SB-192]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
[Water ]
[Housing ]
Requiring that certain owner-occupied property be withheld from tax sale; requiring a county or municipal corporation to withhold from tax sale certain property when the taxes consist only of a lien for unpaid water and sewer service; authorizing a county or a municipal corporation to withhold from tax sale certain property designated for redevelopment purposes; altering the contents of certain statements required to be sent to an owner of property subject to tax sale; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing 1/22 At 10:30 A.m. on 01/14/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Real Property - Residential Contracts of Sale - Buyer Privacy Rights [HB-13]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Housing ]
[Data Privacy ]
Prohibiting a contract of sale for single-family residential real property from containing the name of an individual buyer prior to acceptance of the contract of sale by the seller; and applying the Act prospectively.
Sponsored by: Rep. Malcolm Ruff
Hearing 1/28 At 2:00 P.m. on 01/15/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Fraud - Possession of Residential Real Property [HB-154]
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[Crime ]
[Housing ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Property Tax ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person from possessing or claiming a right to possess residential real property the person does not lawfully possess or own, with the intent to defraud another; authorizing the owner of certain residential real property to file a certain sworn affidavit and requiring a sheriff to remove a certain person from residential real property under certain circumstances; and providing that the Act does not prohibit the owner of property from filing a wrongful detainer action.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Hearing 1/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Commercial and Industrial Property [HB-23]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Education ]
Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county to establish, by law, a subclass of real property consisting of certain commercial and industrial property and to set a special property tax rate for certain commercial and industrial property for the purpose of financing certain transportation improvements or the approved budget of the county board of education; applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2025; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/24/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Residential Real Property - Local Limits on Summoning Law Enforcement or Emergency Services [HB-249]
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[Real Estate ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a local jurisdiction from enforcing a law or ordinance that limits the summoning of law enforcement or emergency services to a residential property by establishing a certain threshold or penalty.
Sponsored by: Rep. Julie Palakovich Carr
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 476 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Multifamily Dwellings - Smoking Policies [SB-108]
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[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring the governing body of a common ownership community to develop a smoking policy that is at least as stringent as the applicable State and local laws regarding smoking if the property subject to the control of the governing body is a multifamily dwelling.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington
Hearing 1/15 At 12:00 P.m. on 01/09/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Safety - Fuel Gas Piping Systems and Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing - Prohibitions and Study [SB-175]
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[Construction ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Housing ]
[Small Business ]
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[Firearms/Gun Control ]
Prohibiting the sale, offer for sale, transfer, or distribution of non-arc-resistant jacketed corrugated stainless steel tubing; establishing a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for a violation of the Act; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor and the Office of the State Fire Marshal to conduct a study and make recommendations related to preventing the fire hazards associated with commonly used fuel gas piping systems including gas piping and corrugated stainless steel tubing, in residential and commercial buildings; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 384 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Real Property - Holding Over - Expedited Hearing and Service of Summons for Active Duty Service Members [SB-32]
[Real Estate ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Housing ]
Requiring the 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 certain summons if the constable or sheriff of the county fails to serve the summons within 10 days after the summons is issued by the court.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dawn Gile
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 646 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Property Tax – Tax Sales – Revisions [HB-59]
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[Real Estate ]
[Taxes ]
Authorizing a tax collector to withhold from tax sale certain property occupied by an heir of a deceased owner of the property; requiring that certain owner-occupied property and certain property occupied by an heir of a deceased owner of the property be withheld from tax sale; requiring each county to establish a registry for interested parties or the Tax Sale Ombudsman to designate property to be withheld from tax sale; requiring the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to assist each county in creating and maintaining the registry; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 231 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Housing and Community Development – Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions – Issuance of Loans and Achievement of Targets [HB-155]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Environmental ]
[Construction ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Authorizing the Department of Housing and Community Development to issue loans, in addition to grants, for certain purposes relating to reducing direct greenhouse gas emissions from certain multifamily residential buildings; and expanding the sources of savings that the Department may procure and provide when calculating the achievement of certain greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Referred Education, Energy, And The Environment on 03/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Residential Real Property - Local Limits on Summoning Law Enforcement or Emergency Services [SB-125]
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[Real Estate ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a local jurisdiction from enforcing a law or ordinance that limits the summoning of law enforcement or emergency services to a residential property by establishing a certain threshold or penalty.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dawn Gile
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 477 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Environment - Building Energy Performance Standards - Alterations and Analysis [HB-49]
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[Environmental ]
[Construction ]
[Air Quality ]
[Housing ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Altering the requirements for certain regulations adopted by the Department of the Environment relating to building energy performance standards to include certain exclusions and considerations and a certain annual reporting fee to cover certain costs; requiring the Department to certify a certain building energy performance standards program adopted by a county under certain circumstances; requiring the Department to conduct an analysis of the potential costs and benefits of certain building energy performance standards policy options; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 844 on 05/25/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Short-Term Rentals and Home Amenity Rentals - Taxation, Regulation, and Crimes [HB-87]
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[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Tourism ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Applying certain health and safety requirements to short-term rental units and home amenities; prohibiting certain activities at a home amenity or short-term rental; authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county to adopt certain rules or regulations relating to short-term rentals; including "short-term rental platform" and "short-term rental unit" in the definition of "hotel" for the purpose of the county and municipal corporation hotel rental tax; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Linda Foley
First Reading Ways And Means And Environment And Transportation on 01/08/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Cooperative Housing Corporations, Condominiums, and Homeowners Associations – Funding of Reserve Accounts and Preparation of Funding Plans [SB-63]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring that certain funds for certain reserve accounts be deposited on or before the last day of each fiscal year; requiring that certain updated reserve studies be prepared by a certain person; requiring the governing body of a cooperative housing corporation, a residential condominium, or a homeowners association to prepare a certain funding plan subject to certain requirements; authorizing a reasonable deviation from certain reserve funding requirements following a certain financial hardship determination; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 518 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Economic Development - West North Avenue Development Authority - Alterations [SB-4]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Altering the administration and membership of the West North Avenue Development Authority; specifying the powers and duties of the Authority; 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 as a special, nonlapsing fund; and altering the termination date of the Authority from September 30, 2026 to September 30, 2029.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 216 on 04/22/2025