SB 154

Landlord and Tenant - Residential Tenants - Access to Counsel

Sponsor: Shelly Hettleman (District 11)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Real PropertyStatus: First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations (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 legal representation; establishing an Access to Counsel in Evictions Task Force; etc.

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Testimony (59)

MGA witness list

FAV 54FavorableUNF 5Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Spielberger, Joe	ACLU of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sarro, Lisa	Arundel Community Development Services, Inc.	Oral + 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	Bertinelli, Alexa	Civil Justice, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Prater, David	Disability Rights Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stewart, Wesley	Green & Healthy Homes Initiative	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hatfield, Carisa	HPRP	Written (PDF)
FAV	Diamond, Joanna	Health Care for the Homeless	Written (PDF)
FAV	Johnson, Korey	JOTF	Oral
FAV	Lloyd, Rianna	Jews United for Justice	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	Written (PDF)
FAV	Erlichman, Susan	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	Scurti, Judge Mark	Maryland State Bar Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jefferson , Staceylobbyist	Marylanders Against Poverty	Written (PDF)
FAV	Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Losak, Matthew	Montgomery County Renters Alliance, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Britt, Adiena	N/A	Position only
FAV	Philip, Diana	NARAL Pro-Choice Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pollock, John	National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel	Written (PDF)
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	Murray, Kerriann	SURJ	Written (PDF)
FAV	Esposito, Lindsay	SURJ - Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hauck, Barbara	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Smeton, Jonathan	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sell, Jennifer	SURJ3A	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ortega, Chelsea	Santoni, Vocci & Ortega, LLC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkerson, Alicelobbyist	Strong Future Maryland	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	Cantori, Renee	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gorny, Daniel	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hill, Matt	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Law, Jonathan	Individual	Position only
FAV	Montgomery, Richard	Individual	Oral
FAV	Paul, Cathrynlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rochkind, Jonathan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sachs , Steve	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Hettleman, Senator Hettlemanlegislator	Individual	Position only
FAV	Shah, Zafar	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shaheen, Martha	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stern, Isadoralobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Todd, Tamara	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Yoder, Daryl	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Enten, Robert	Maryland Building Industry Assoc	Oral
UNF	Graf, Lorilobbyist	Maryland Building Industry Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Wiggins, Grasonlobbyist	Maryland Multi-Housing Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Bradley, Erinlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Oral

Organizations on record

ACLU of MarylandFAV 1

Arundel Community Development Services, Inc.FAV 1

Baltimore Regional Housing PartnershipFAV 1

Beyond the BoundariesFAV 1

Catholic Charities of BaltimoreFAV 1

Civil Justice, Inc.FAV 1

Disability Rights MarylandFAV 1

Green & Healthy Homes InitiativeFAV 1

Health Care for the HomelessFAV 1

HPRPFAV 1

Jews United for JusticeFAV 1

JOTFFAV 1

Maryland Access to Justice CommissionFAV 1

Maryland Building Industry AssocUNF 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 AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceFAV 1

Maryland State Bar AssociationFAV 1

Marylanders Against PovertyFAV 1

Montgomery CountyFAV 1

Montgomery County Renters Alliance, Inc.FAV 1

N/AFAV 1

NARAL Pro-Choice MarylandFAV 1

National Coalition for a Civil Right to CounselFAV 1

Office of Attorney GeneralFAV 1

Office of the Baltimore County ExecutiveFAV 1

Pro Bono Resource CenterFAV 1

Santoni, Vocci & Ortega, LLCFAV 1

Strong Future MarylandFAV 1

SURJFAV 1

SURJ - BaltimoreFAV 1

SURJ BaltimoreFAV 2

SURJ3AFAV 1

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

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

FAVWilkerson, AliceStrong Future MarylandRegistered for: Advance Maryland

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

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…

UNFBradley, ErinRegistered for: Planned Parenthood of Maryland