Montgomery County Stable Homes Act MC 12-20
Sponsor: Montgomery County DelegationCommittee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Real PropertyStatus: Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting evictions of a tenant holding over beyond the expiration of a lease in Montgomery County in the absence of just cause under certain circumstances; specifying the circumstances under which just cause exists; specifying that just cause is not required under certain circumstances; requiring a certain notice to a tenant to be sent in a certain manner ; authorizing a landlord to evict a tenant only after providing not less than 60 days' notice sent by first-class mail with a certificate of mailing in writing; etc.
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Testimony (20)
MGA witness listFAV 14FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 5Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Spielberger, Joseph | ACLUBof Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Toliver, James | Maryland Legal Aid, Inc. | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hucker, Tom | Montgomery County Council | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | wilkins, jheanelle | PRIMARY SPONSOR | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Irwin, Laura | community in action | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | dews, christopherlobbyist | jotf | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Montgomery County Delegation, Montgomery County Delegation | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | appiah-duffell, john | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | club, womens democratic | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | coalition, Stable homes | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | for justice, jews united | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | lasok, matt | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | shah, zafar | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | wiggins, grayce | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Jones, Tyler | MD Judiciary | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Randol, Steven | MDLAC Community Associations Institute | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | bradley, erinlobbyist | aoba | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | enten, bob | mmha | Position only |
| UNF | greenfield, aaronlobbyist | mmha | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Samman, Amy | MoCo | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
ACLUBof MarylandFAV 1
aobaUNF 1
community in actionFAV 1
jotfFAV 1
MD JudiciaryUNF 1
mmhaUNF 2
MoCoFWA 1
PRIMARY SPONSORFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVdews, christopherjotfRegistered for: Advance Maryland Education Fund; Beyond Impact; Center for Urban Families; Dews & Associates; Out for Justice, Inc.; REFORM Alliance…
UNFgreenfield, aaronmmhaRegistered for: BTS Bioenergy; Baltimore Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Inc.; Embassy of Japan; Ernst & Young, LLP; FEi Systems; Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake…