Requiring a landlord to make a certain disclosure to prospective tenants if the landlord uses a ratio utility billing system; requiring that a certain lease provision is unenforceable if a landlord fails to make a certain disclosure; requiring a landlord to provide a tenant with information to document a bill for certain utilities; providing that a tenant organization has the right of free assembly in certain areas within an apartment facility during reasonable hours and on reasonable notice to the landlord; etc.
Landlord and Tenant – Residential Leases – Tenant Rights and Protections (Tenant Protection Act of 2021)
Requiring a landlord to make a certain disclosure to prospective tenants if the landlord uses a ratio utility billing system; requiring that a certain lease provision is unenforceable if a landlord fails to make a certain disclosure; requiring a landlord to provide a tenant with information to document a bill for certain utilities; providing that a tenant organization has the right of free assembly in certain areas within an apartment facility during reasonable hours and on reasonable notice to the landlord; etc.
Status
Bill Text
Date | Bill Type | Click here for Bill Details (PDF) |
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2021-03-11 | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0050t.pdf | |
2021-01-04 | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0050f.pdf |
Votes
Date | Action | Vote | Document |
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2021-03-12 | Third Reading Passed | Yea: 97 No: 38 Other: 4 | Document |
Amendments
no data available at this time.
Bill History
Date | Action |
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2021-03-16 | Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
2021-03-16 | Referred Judicial Proceedings |
2021-03-12 | Third Reading Passed (97-38) |
2021-03-11 | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
2021-03-11 | Favorable with Amendments {740311/1 Adopted |
2021-03-11 | Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation |
2020-12-22 | Hearing 1/26 at 1:30 p.m. |
2021-01-13 | First Reading Environment and Transportation |
2020-09-01 | Pre-filed |
Sponsors
Name | District |
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Vaughn Stewart | HD-019 |