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Wicomico County - Landlord and Tenant - Repossession for Failure to Pay Rent - Procedures

Sponsor: Senator EckardtCommittee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Real PropertyStatus: First Reading Environment and Transportation (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 judgement is given in favor of the landlord; requiring the landlord to provide a written notice of an intended repossession 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 notice of the intended repossession has not been provided; applying the Act prospectively; etc.

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Testimony (16)

MGA witness list
FAV 11FavorableUNF 5Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVWilson, JoeCoastal Association of RealtorsWritten (PDF)
FAVDay, JakeMayor of SalisburyWritten (PDF)
FAVCastelli, BillMd RealtorsPosition only
FAVEvans, MelissaMd RealtorsPosition only
FAVHoward, EverettSalisbury Housing and Community Development DepartmentOral + Written (PDF)
FAVCulver, BobWicomico County ExecutiveWritten (PDF)
FAVAnderton, CarlWicomico County House DelegationWritten (PDF)
FAVhoward, kathymmhaOral + Written (PDF)
FAVCannon, JohnIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVCarozza, Senator Mary BethIndividualOral
FAVSenator Eckardt, Senator EckardtlegislatorIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFcountess, gregoryLegal Aid BureauPosition only
UNFJones, TylerMD JudiciaryWritten (PDF)
UNFShah, ZafarOHCPosition only
UNFShah, ZafarPJCOral + Written (PDF)
UNFcountess, gregorymaryland legal aid bureauOral + Written (PDF)

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