Maryland House Bill 52 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 16 2021 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-03-17 - Referred Judicial Proceedings
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

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.

Real Property - Eviction Actions - Alterations in Actions for Repossession

Del. Melissa Wells [D]

2021-03-16 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 91 N: 40 NV: 7 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-17	Senate	Referred Judicial Proceedings
2021-03-16	House	Third Reading Passed (91-40)
2021-03-12	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2021-03-12	House	Floor Committee Amendment {122510/1 Adopted
2021-03-11	House	Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate Clippinger) Adopted
2021-03-11	House	Favorable with Amendments {692910/1 Adopted
2021-03-11	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
2021-01-26	House	Hearing 2/17 at 1:30 p.m. (Judiciary)
2021-01-13	House	First Reading Judiciary and Environment and Transportation
2020-10-30	House	Pre-filed

SB454 (Crossfiled) 2021-01-25 - Hearing 2/09 at 1:00 p.m.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Real Property	8	401	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Real Property	8	402	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Real Property	8	402.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0052?ys=2021RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0052f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0052t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/amds/bil_0002/hb0052_69291001.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/amds/bil_0002/hb0052_12251001.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes_comm/hb0052_jud.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes_comm/hb0052_ent.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/House/0463.pdf