HB 18

Landlord and Tenant – Residential Tenants – Access to Counsel

Sponsor: Delegate Fisher, W.Committee: JudiciarySubject: Real PropertyStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 746 (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing that certain procedural notice requirements must be fulfilled prior to the filing of a complaint by a landlord or a landlord's agent for the repossession of residential rental property for failure to pay rent; establishing that certain individuals shall have access to legal representation in eviction proceedings; establishing the Access to Counsel in Evictions Program to direct services to provide covered individuals with access to legal representation; establishing a certain Task Force; etc.

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Testimony (84)

MGA witness list

FAV 77FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Spielberger, Joe	ACLU of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Crutchfield, Adria	Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bradford, Mary	Beyond the Boundaries	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carrington, Darrell	Carrington & Associates, LLC	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Klingenmaier, Lisalobbyist	Catholic Charities of Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Goffney, Megan	Community Assistance Network, Inc.	Oral
FAV	Prater, David	Disability Rights Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Clark, Rachellobbyist	Evans & Associates, LLC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stewart, Wesley	Green & Healthy Homes Initiative	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hatfield, Carisa	HPRP	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Diamond, Joanna	Health Care for the Homeless	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosenberg, Samuel	House of Delegates	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Zeimer, Matanlobbyist	Jews United for Justice (JUFJ)	Written (PDF)
FAV	coe, ward	Maryland Access to Justice Commission	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kraska, MJ	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schumitz, Kalilobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elalamy, Sara	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
FAV	Legal Aid, Maryland	Maryland Legal Aid	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Seltzer, Deb	Maryland Legal Services Corporation	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shapiro, Melanielobbyist	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Position only
FAV	Jefferson , Staceylobbyist	Marylanders Against Poverty	Written (PDF)
FAV	Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Losak, Matthew	Montgomery County Renters Alliance, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Britt, Adiena	N/A	Position only
FAV	Little, Rev. Kobi	NAACP Maryland	Oral
FAV	Van Rens, Robert	NVR Associates LLP	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pollock, John	National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kemerer, Hannibal	Office of Attorney General	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Conner, Charleslobbyist	Office of the Baltimore County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	LeGrande, David	Our Revolution, Howard County, MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elliott, Richard DeShay	Prince George's County Young Democrats	Written (PDF)
FAV	Davis, Katie	Pro Bono Resource Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kleinman, Jan	SURJ	Written (PDF)
FAV	Murray, Kerriann	SURJ	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hauck, Barbara	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Holt, Arthur	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Palmisano, Erica	SURJ Baltimore	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Smeton, Jonathan	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ortega, Chelsea	Santoni, Vocci & Ortega, LLC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Simmons, Christina	Showing Up for Racial Justice Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	King, John	Strong Future Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Siri, Michellelobbyist	The Delivery of Legal Services Section Council for the MSBA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Siri, Michellelobbyist	The Women's Law Center of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bagwell, Ashlielobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Benitez, Celina	Individual	Oral
FAV	Benn, Sarahia	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Fisher, W., Delegate Fisher, W.legislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Dowridge, Detrese	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Fertig, Benjamin	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Garcia, William	Individual	Oral
FAV	Girdner, Linnie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Guthrie, Tisha	Individual	Oral
FAV	Hill, Matt	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hood, Amelia	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Juberg, Arielle	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lorenzo, Faviola	Individual	Oral
FAV	Magar, Joseph	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Merriam, Chris	Individual	Oral
FAV	Paul, Cathrynlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

ACLU of MarylandFAV 1

Apartment and Office Building AssociationFWA 1

Baltimore Regional Housing PartnershipFAV 1

Beyond the BoundariesFAV 1

Carrington & Associates, LLCFAV 1

Catholic Charities of BaltimoreFAV 1

Community Assistance Network, Inc.FAV 1

Disability Rights MarylandFAV 1

Evans & Associates, LLCFAV 1

Green & Healthy Homes InitiativeFAV 1

Harris Jones & MaloneFWA 1

Health Care for the HomelessFAV 1

House of DelegatesFAV 1

HPRPFAV 1

Jews United for Justice (JUFJ)FAV 1

Maryland Access to Justice CommissionFAV 1

Maryland Building Industry AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 1

Maryland JudiciaryFAV 1

Maryland Legal AidFAV 1

Maryland Legal Services CorporationFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Multi-Housing AssociationFWA 1

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceFAV 1

Marylanders Against PovertyFAV 1

Montgomery CountyFAV 1

Montgomery County Renters Alliance, Inc.FAV 1

N/AFAV 1

NAACP MarylandFAV 1

National Coalition for a Civil Right to CounselFAV 1

NVR Associates LLPFAV 1

Office of Attorney GeneralFAV 1

Office of the Baltimore County ExecutiveFAV 1

Our Revolution, Howard County, MDFAV 1

Prince George's County Young DemocratsFAV 1

Pro Bono Resource CenterFAV 1

Regional Management, Inc.FWA 1

Santoni, Vocci & Ortega, LLCFAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice BaltimoreFAV 1

Strong Future MarylandFAV 1

SURJFAV 2

SURJ BaltimoreFAV 4

The Delivery of Legal Services Section Council for the MSBAFAV 1

The Women's Law Center of MarylandFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVKlingenmaier, LisaCatholic Charities of BaltimoreRegistered for: Catholic Charities

FAVClark, RachelEvans & Associates, LLCRegistered for: Accenture LLP; Arundel Amusements/Bingo World; Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence; CALSTART; Carvana; Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 89…

FAVZeimer, MatanJews United for Justice (JUFJ)Registered for: Jews United for Justice

FAVSchumitz, KaliMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy

FAVShapiro, MelanieMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence

FAVJefferson , StaceyMarylanders Against PovertyRegistered for: Behavioral Health System Baltimore

FAVConner, CharlesOffice of the Baltimore County ExecutiveRegistered for: MedStar Health

FAVSiri, MichelleThe Delivery of Legal Services Section Council for the MSBARegistered for: Maryland Legal Services Corporation; Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.

FAVSiri, MichelleThe Women's Law Center of MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Legal Services Corporation; Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.

FAVBagwell, AshlieRegistered for: AbbVie Inc.; Aligned Data Centers; American Academy of Anesthesiology Assistants, Inc.; Atmosphere Data Centers LLC; Baltimore Civic Fund, Inc.; Beltway Fine Wine…

FAVPaul, CathrynRegistered for: CASA de Maryland, Inc.

FAVStern, IsadoraRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition

UNFGraf, LoriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association

FWAFrancis, FrannApartment and Office Building AssociationRegistered for: Apartment & Office Building Association; AOBA

FWAWiggins, GrasonMaryland Multi-Housing AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Chamber of Commerce; United Way of Central Maryland, Inc.; Madison Marquette Property Investments LLC; Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund; Family Tree, The; OVG Facilities…

FWAHoward, KatherineRegional Management, Inc.Registered for: Regional Management Inc