Real Property - Residential Lease Provisions - Responsibility of Tenant for Maintenance and Repair
Sponsor: Frank M. Conaway, Jr. (District 40)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Real PropertyStatus: Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation (as of Dec 1, 2021)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring, under certain circumstances, that a residential lease include certain provisions regarding the obligation of a tenant to maintain and repair a heating unit or an air conditioning unit on the premises as well as a space for the tenant to acknowledge the obligations with the tenant's initials.
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Testimony (10)
MGA witness listFAV 2FavorableUNF 7UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Delegate Conaway, Delegate Conawaylegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Lent, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Wilpone-Welborn, Kira | Consumer Protection Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Coco, Michael | Greater Baltimore Democratic Socialists of America (GBDSA) | Position only |
| UNF | Legal Aid, Maryland | Maryland Legal Aid | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Apple, Christopher | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Persson, Leif | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Shah, Zafar | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Stern, Isadoralobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | M. Conaway, Delegate Frank | INFO | Written (PDF) |