HB 729

Landlord and Tenant - Eviction Actions - Filing Surcharge and Prohibited Lease Provisions

Sponsor: SpeakerCommittee: JudiciarySubject: Courts and Court Personnel - StatewideStatus: Hearing 2/17 at 1:30 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Increasing, from not more than $18 to not less than $120, the surcharge that the District Court is required to assess per civil case for summary ejectment, tenant holding over, and breach of lease that seeks a judgment for possession of residential property against a residential tenant; requiring the District Court to assess the surcharge against a landlord and prohibiting the court from awarding or assigning the surcharge against a residential tenant; etc.

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Testimony (39)

MGA witness list

FAV 28FavorableUNF 11Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Pittman, Steuart	Anne Arundel County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Crutchfield, Adria	Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bradford, Mary	Beyond the Boundaries	Written (PDF)
FAV	Klingenmaier, Lisalobbyist	Catholic Charities of Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosen, Eva	Georgetown University	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Shah, Reena	Maryland Access to Justice Commission	Oral
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	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Legal Aid, Maryland	Maryland Legal Aid	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Erlichman, Susan	Maryland Legal Services Corporation	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jefferson , Staceylobbyist	Marylanders Against Poverty	Written (PDF)
FAV	Samman, Amy	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Little, Rev. Kobi	NAACP Maryland	Oral
FAV	Kemerer, Hannibal	Office of Attorney General	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Conner, Charleslobbyist	Office of the Baltimore County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Davis, Katie	Pro Bono Resource Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hepburn, Peter	Rutgers University-Newark	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ortega, Chelsea	Santoni, Vocci & Ortega, LLC	Oral
FAV	King, John	Strong Future Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Dowridge, Detrese	Individual	Oral
FAV	Hill, Matt	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Leung, Lillian	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Merriam, Chris	Individual	Oral
FAV	Shah, Zafar	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Speaker, Speaker	Individual	Oral
FAV	Wilson Randall, Claudia	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Francis, Frannlobbyist	Apartment and Office Building Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	DiMaggio, Joseph	Baltimore REIA	Written (PDF)
UNF	Zhang, Bo	Bo Zhang	Written (PDF)
UNF	Tompsett, Thomas	Harris Jones & Malone	Oral
UNF	Wiggins, Grasonlobbyist	Maryland Multi-Housing Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Howard, Katherinelobbyist	Regional Management, Inc.	Oral
UNF	Castelli, Williamlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Nguyen, Tung	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Porterfield, Tim	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Schorr, Francis	Individual	Oral
UNF	zheng, lucy	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Anne Arundel County ExecutiveFAV 1

Apartment and Office Building AssociationUNF 1

Baltimore Regional Housing PartnershipFAV 1

Baltimore REIAUNF 1

Beyond the BoundariesFAV 1

Bo ZhangUNF 1

Catholic Charities of BaltimoreFAV 1

Georgetown UniversityFAV 1

Harris Jones & MaloneUNF 1

Maryland Access to Justice CommissionFAV 2

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 1

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)FAV 1

Maryland Legal AidFAV 1

Maryland Legal Services CorporationFAV 1

Maryland Multi-Housing AssociationUNF 1

Marylanders Against PovertyFAV 1

Montgomery CountyFAV 1

NAACP MarylandFAV 1

Office of Attorney GeneralFAV 1

Office of the Baltimore County ExecutiveFAV 1

Pro Bono Resource CenterFAV 1

Regional Management, Inc.UNF 1

Rutgers University-NewarkFAV 1

Santoni, Vocci & Ortega, LLCFAV 1

Strong Future MarylandFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVKlingenmaier, LisaCatholic Charities of BaltimoreRegistered for: Catholic Charities

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

FAVJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault

FAVJefferson , StaceyMarylanders Against PovertyRegistered for: Behavioral Health System Baltimore

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

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

UNFWiggins, 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…

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

UNFCastelli, WilliamRegistered for: ASC Engineered Solutions; Berkshire Hathaway Energy GT&S, LLC; Board of County Commissioners of Allegany County, MD; Brown Advisory; Cable Telecommunications Association of Maryland, Delaware and D.C., Inc.; Colonial Pipeline Company…