HB 112

Withdrawn

Residential Property – Eviction Proceedings – Sealing of Court Records

Sponsor: Delegate HensonCommittee: JudiciarySubject: Courts and Court Personnel - StatewideStatus: Unfavorable Report by Judiciary; Withdrawn (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the District Court to seal all court records relating to an eviction proceeding for 30 days or 3 years, subject to a certain exception, after the final resolution of an eviction proceeding, as determined by certain factors; authorizing the District Court to seal court records relating to an action of eviction at any time on a motion by the tenant if the tenant makes a certain demonstration by a preponderance of the evidence or if the District Court makes a certain determination; etc.

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Testimony (18)

MGA witness list

FAV 10FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 5Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Sarro, Lisa	Arundel Community Development Services, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hatfield, Carisa	HPRP	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Losak, Matthew	Montgomery County Renters Alliance, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Mattson, Jo Ann	The Light House	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Keraga, Kyle	University of Maryland Carey School of Law - Public Health Law Clinic	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Allen, Susan	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Henson, Delegate Hensonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Guthrie, Tisha	Individual	Oral
FAV	Henson, Delegate	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stern, Isadoralobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Francis, Frannlobbyist	Apartment and Office Building Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Maddox-Evans, Melissa	Housing Authority City of Annapolis	Written (PDF)
UNF	Graf, Lorilobbyist	Maryland Building Industry Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Elalamy, Sara	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
UNF	Greenfield, Aaronlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Wilpone-Welborn, Kira	Consumer Protection Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FWA	Rosen, Eva	Georgetown University	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Legal Aid, Maryland	Maryland Legal Aid	Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Apartment and Office Building AssociationUNF 1

Arundel Community Development Services, Inc.FAV 1

Consumer Protection Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney GeneralFWA 1

Georgetown UniversityFWA 1

Housing Authority City of AnnapolisUNF 1

HPRPFAV 1

Maryland Building Industry AssociationUNF 1

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1

Maryland Legal AidFWA 1

Montgomery County Renters Alliance, Inc.FAV 1

The Light HouseFAV 1

University of Maryland Carey School of Law - Public Health Law ClinicFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVStern, IsadoraRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition

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

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

UNFGreenfield, AaronRegistered for: BTS Bioenergy; Baltimore Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Inc.; Embassy of Japan; Ernst & Young, LLP; FEi Systems; Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake…