Consumer Protection - Mobile Home Purchasers
Sponsor: Malcolm Augustine (District 47)Committee: FinanceSubject: Commercial Law - Consumer ProtectionStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 49 (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring, except under certain circumstances, certain lenders to serve on the borrower at least 30 day before a lender repossesses a mobile home a written notice of the lender's intention to repossess a certain mobile home; providing that a mobile home retailer has a duty of good faith and fair dealing in providing financial information to a prospective consumer borrower; prohibiting a mobile home retailer from steering a prospective consumer borrower to certain financing products; etc.
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Testimony (10)
MGA witness listFAV 3FavorableFWA 7Favorable with amendments
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | White, Marcelinelobbyist | Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Augustine, Senator Malcolm | Sponsor | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Augustine, Senator Augustinelegislator | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Sakamoto-Wengo, Steve | Attorney General's Office | Position only |
| FWA | Salazar, Tony | Commissioner of Financial Regulation | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Enten, Bob | MBA | Position only |
| FWA | Murphy, Kathleen | MBA | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Gooch, Lesli | Manufactured Housing Institute | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Robinson, Tiffany | Maryland Department of Labor | Position only |
| FWA | Fesche, Camillelobbyist | RWL on behalf of Horizon Land Company | Position only |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVWhite, MarcelineMaryland Consumer Rights CoalitionRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition
FWAFesche, CamilleRWL on behalf of Horizon Land CompanyRegistered for: Ashley, Inc.; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Behavioral Framework; Berkshire Hathaway Energy GT&S, LLC; Brewers Association of Maryland; Brown Advisory…