Establishing that certain procedural notice requirements must be fulfilled prior to the filing of a complaint by a landlord or a landlord’s duly qualified agent for the repossession of residential rental property for failure to pay rent; requiring that, before a landlord may file a complaint to repossess property for the failure to pay rent, the landlord deliver certain written notice to a tenant; altering from the fifth to the seventh day following the filing of a complaint that at tenant much appear before the court; etc.
HB52
Real Property – Eviction Actions – Alterations in Actions for Repossession
Establishing that certain procedural notice requirements must be fulfilled prior to the filing of a complaint by a landlord or a landlord’s duly qualified agent for the repossession of residential rental property for failure to pay rent; requiring that, before a landlord may file a complaint to repossess property for the failure to pay rent, the landlord deliver certain written notice to a tenant; altering from the fifth to the seventh day following the filing of a complaint that at tenant much appear before the court; etc.
Session:
2021 Regular Session
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Status
Bill Text
| Date | Bill Type | Click here for Bill Details (PDF) |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-12 | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0052t.pdf | |
| 2021-01-04 | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0052f.pdf |
Votes
| Date | Action | Vote | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-16 | Third Reading Passed | Yea: 91 No: 40 Other: 3 | Document |
Amendments
no data available at this time.
Bill History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2021-03-17 | Referred Judicial Proceedings |
| 2021-03-16 | Third Reading Passed (91-40) |
| 2021-03-12 | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2021-03-12 | Floor Committee Amendment {122510/1 Adopted |
| 2021-03-11 | Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate Clippinger) Adopted |
| 2021-03-11 | Favorable with Amendments {692910/1 Adopted |
| 2021-03-11 | Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary |
| 2021-01-26 | Hearing 2/17 at 1:30 p.m. (Judiciary) |
| 2021-01-13 | First Reading Judiciary and Environment and Transportation |
| 2020-10-30 | Pre-filed |
Sponsors
| Name | District |
|---|---|
| Melissa Wells | HD-040 |