Real Property - Taxation of Vacant Property, Certification of Company Representatives, and Short-Term Rentals [SB-779]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county to set a special property tax rate for improved residential property cited as vacant and unfit for habitation or other authorized use; establishing a subclass of real property consisting of certain vacant residential property; requiring an entity that owns residential real property in the State to make a certain certification to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation; etc.
SB-779: Real Property - Taxation of Vacant Property, Certification of Company Representatives, and Short-Term Rentals
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2024
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Fire Protection and Prevention - Residential Rental Property - Requirements (Melanie Nicholle Diaz Fire Safety Act) [HB-823]
[Housing ]
[Taxes ]
[Construction ]
[Property Tax ]
[Public Safety ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
Establishing certain requirements relating to the installation of certain fire safety equipment in residential rental high-rise buildings and certain other property; authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipal corporation to grant, by law, a certain property tax credit; establishing the Workgroup to Develop Fire Safety Best Practices for Pre-1974 High-Rise Apartment Buildings; requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations by December 31, 2024; etc.
HB-823: Fire Protection and Prevention - Residential Rental Property - Requirements (Melanie Nicholle Diaz Fire Safety Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 744 on 05/16/2024
Real Property - Residential Leases - Renter's Insurance Requirement [SB-725]
[Housing ]
[Insurance ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring a residential lease to include a requirement that a tenant hold a renter's insurance policy; prohibiting a lease from containing certain requirements regarding a renter's insurance policy; and requiring a landlord to acquire a renter's insurance policy on behalf of a tenant if the tenant does not have a policy.
SB-725: Real Property - Residential Leases - Renter's Insurance Requirement
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne C. Benson
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/15/2024
Common Ownership Communities and Zoning Authorities - Operation of Family Child Care Homes - Limitations [HB-831]
[Housing ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Real Estate ]
Prohibiting a provision in certain documents of a cooperative housing corporation from prohibiting or restricting the establishment or operation of certain family child care homes; prohibiting a provision in certain documents of a cooperative housing corporation from limiting the number of children for which certain family child care homes provide family child care below a certain number; repealing the authority of condominium and homeowners associations to prohibit the establishment or operation of certain family child care homes; etc.
HB-831: Common Ownership Communities and Zoning Authorities - Operation of Family Child Care Homes - Limitations
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2024
Real Property – Taxation of Vacant Property, Certification of Company Representatives, and Short–Term Rentals [HB-826]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
[Community Development ]
Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county to set a special property tax rate for improved residential property cited as vacant and unfit for habitation or other authorized use; establishing a subclass of real property consisting of certain vacant residential property; requiring an entity that owns residential real property in the State to make a certain certification to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation; etc.
HB-826: Real Property – Taxation of Vacant Property, Certification of Company Representatives, and Short–Term Rentals
Sponsored by: Rep. Vaughn Stewart
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. (ways And Means) on 02/05/2024
Sale of Residential Real Property - Offers to Purchase and Transfer Tax [HB-751]
[Real Estate ]
[Taxes ]
[Community Development ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Housing ]
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; and altering the rate of the State transfer tax payable for an instrument of writing for a sale of certain residential real property under certain circumstances.
HB-751: Sale of Residential Real Property - Offers to Purchase and Transfer Tax
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/06/2024
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Property Tax - Credit for Hotel or Residential Development Projects [HB-765]
[Property Tax ]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Taxes ]
[Economic Development ]
Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipal corporation to grant, by law, a tax credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on real property that is used for certain hotel or residential development projects; and altering eligibility for a certain property tax credit in Wicomico County against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on real property that is used for certain hotel or residential development projects.
HB-765: Property Tax - Credit for Hotel or Residential Development Projects
Sponsored by: Rep. Melissa Wells
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 149 on 04/25/2024
Building Code - Construction and Significant Renovation of Housing Units - Electric Vehicle Parking Spaces [SB-695]
[Construction ]
[Energy ]
[Housing ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring the construction of new multifamily residential buildings with separate garages, carports, or driveways for each residential unit to include certain parking spaces for electric vehicle charging; requiring certain significant renovations of housing units with separate garages, carports, or driveways for each residential unit to include certain parking spaces for electric vehicle recharging; etc.
SB-695: Building Code - Construction and Significant Renovation of Housing Units - Electric Vehicle Parking Spaces
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Hearing Canceled on 02/28/2024
Fire Protection and Prevention – Residential Rental Property – Requirements (Melanie Nicholle Diaz Fire Safety Act) [SB-689]
[Housing ]
[Taxes ]
[Construction ]
[Property Tax ]
[Public Safety ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
Establishing certain requirements relating to the installation of certain fire safety equipment in residential rental high-rise buildings and certain other property; authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipal corporation to grant, by law, a certain property tax credit; establishing the Workgroup to Develop Fire Safety Best Practices for Pre-1974 High-Rise Apartment Buildings; requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations by December 31, 2024; etc.
SB-689: Fire Protection and Prevention – Residential Rental Property – Requirements (Melanie Nicholle Diaz Fire Safety Act)
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/02/2024
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Appraisal Gap From Historic Redlining Financial Assistance Program - Alterations [SB-704]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Finance ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Expanding eligibility for financial assistance under the Appraisal Gap From Historic Redlining Financial Assistance Program to include individuals who purchase certain qualified property after a qualified project is completed, at an affordable sales price as determined by certain regulations, and as an owner-occupant.
SB-704: Appraisal Gap From Historic Redlining Financial Assistance Program - Alterations
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 156 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland Condominium Act - Amendments to the Declaration [SB-665]
[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%.
SB-665: Maryland Condominium Act - Amendments to the Declaration
Sponsored by: Sen. Nick Charles
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 343 on 04/25/2024
Foreclosure Proceedings - Residential Mortgagors and Grantors - Access to Counsel [SB-671]
[Housing ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Real Estate ]
Requiring that individuals have access to legal representation in certain foreclosure proceedings; establishing the Access to Counsel in Foreclosure Proceedings Program to organize and direct services and resources to provide covered individuals with access to certain legal representation; establishing a Special Fund to provide funding to fully implement access to legal representation in foreclosure proceedings; requiring the Maryland Legal Services Corporation to provide access to legal representation under the Program; etc.
SB-671: Foreclosure Proceedings - Residential Mortgagors and Grantors - Access to Counsel
Sponsored by: Sen. Nick Charles
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2024
Property Tax Exemption - Disabled Veterans - Service Connected Disability [SB-639]
[Property Tax ]
[Veterans ]
[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Disabilities ]
Expanding eligibility for a property tax exemption for the dwelling house of a disabled veteran to include veterans with at least an 80% service connected disability; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2024.
Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Just Cause Termination Provisions [SB-644]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing a county to adopt by local law or ordinance provisions prohibiting a landlord of residential property from failing to renew a lease or from terminating a holdover tenancy without just cause; and establishing certain requirements for a local law or ordinance adopted in accordance with the Act.
SB-644: Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Just Cause Termination Provisions
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Anthony Muse
Hearing Canceled on 02/12/2024
Real Property - Contract Liens - Medical Debt [SB-630]
[Healthcare ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Housing ]
Prohibiting the creation of a lien on owner-occupied residential property by contract or as a result of a breach of contract for the payment of medical debt.
SB-630: Real Property - Contract Liens - Medical Debt
Sponsored by: Sen. Ariana M. Kelly
Hearing Canceled on 02/12/2024