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SB 454

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Real Property – Alterations in Actions for Repossession and Establishment of Eviction Diversion Program

Sponsor: Charles E. Sydnor, III (District 44)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Real PropertyStatus: Hearing 2/09 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Eviction Diversion Program in the District Court to reduce the incidence of judgments for repossession of residential property and to promote continuity of housing; requiring the Chief Judge of the District Court to establish a Program in a District Court sitting in a county that processed 10,000 or more claims for repossession of residential property in fiscal year 2019; requiring that a landlord provide a certain written statement to a tenant within 5 days of receiving a certain request from the tenant; etc.

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Testimony (32)

MGA witness list
FAV 25FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVSarro, LisaArundel Community Development Services, Inc.Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVTruong, HieuBaltimore Asian Resistance in SolidarityPosition only
FAVBradford, MaryBeyond the BoundariesWritten (PDF)
FAVKlingenmaier, LisalobbyistCatholic Charities of BaltimoreWritten (PDF)
FAVHatfield, CarisaHPRPOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDiamond, JoannaHealth Care for the HomelessOral + Written (PDF)
FAVLloyd, RiannaJews United for JusticeWritten (PDF)
FAVShah, ReenaMaryland Access to Justice CommissionOral + Written (PDF)
FAVKraska, MJMaryland Catholic ConferenceWritten (PDF)
FAVSchumitz, KalilobbyistMaryland Center on Economic PolicyWritten (PDF)
FAVLegal Aid, MarylandMaryland Legal AidOral + Written (PDF)
FAVJefferson , StaceylobbyistMarylanders Against PovertyWritten (PDF)
FAVKemerer, HannibalOffice of Attorney GeneralWritten (PDF)
FAVConner, CharleslobbyistOffice of the Baltimore County ExecutiveWritten (PDF)
FAVOrtega, ChelseaSantoni, Vocci & Ortega, LLCWritten (PDF)
FAVKasemeyer, PamSchwartz, Metz & Wise, P.A.Written (PDF)
FAVClark, EugeneSenator Charles E. Sydnor IIIOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSiri, MichellelobbyistThe Delivery of Legal Services Section Council for the MSBAWritten (PDF)
FAVDavis, AndreIndividualOral
FAVLanders, ClaireIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMerriam, ChrisIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSenator Sydnor, Senator SydnorlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVShah, ZafarIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVStern, IsadoralobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVWilson Randall, ClaudiaIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFMorrisey, Chief JudgeJudiciaryOral
UNFElalamy, SaraMaryland JudiciaryWritten (PDF)
UNFHoward, KatherinelobbyistRegional Management, Inc.Oral
UNFCastelli, WilliamlobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FWAOverholser, LeslieCommunity Mediation MarylandWritten (PDF)
FWAGuerin, TobyIndividualWritten (PDF)
INFOGreenfield, AaronlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVKlingenmaier, LisaCatholic Charities of BaltimoreRegistered for: Catholic Charities
FAVSchumitz, KaliMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy
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.
FAVStern, IsadoraRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition
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
INFOGreenfield, 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