Wicomico County - Landlord and Tenant - Repossession for Failure to Pay Rent - Procedures
Sponsor: Wicomico County DelegationCommittee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Real PropertyStatus: Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Authorizing a landlord in Wicomico County to repossess property for failure to pay rent in a certain manner if judgment is given in favor of the landlord; requiring the landlord to provide a written notice to a certain tenant in a certain manner; establishing a certain rebuttable presumption; requiring a sheriff to notify the District Court if the sheriff reasonably believes certain notice has not been provided; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
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Testimony (15)
MGA witness listFAV 11FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | rayne, sarah | Coastal Realtors | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | hopkins, bret | Salisbury Area Property Owners Association | Oral |
| FAV | Howard, Everett | Salisbury Housing and Community Dev. | Position only |
| FAV | Lewis, Mike | Sheriff Wicomico County | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | day, jacob | mayor, city of salisbury | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dodd, Larry | wicomico county council | Position only |
| FAV | culver, bob | wicomico county executive | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Anderton, Delegate Carl | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Cannon, John | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senate Delegation, Wicomico County | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wicomico County Delegation, Wicomico County Delegation | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Countess, Gregory | Legal Aid Bureau | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Jones, Tyler | MD Judiciary | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | shah, zafar | public justice cntr | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | howard, kathy | regional management | Oral + Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Coastal RealtorsFAV 1
Legal Aid BureauUNF 1
MD JudiciaryUNF 1
public justice cntrUNF 1
regional managementFWA 1