SB 530

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

Sponsor: PresidentCommittee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Courts and Court Personnel - StatewideStatus: Hearing 2/26 at 2:00 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 (34)

MGA witness list

FAV 22FavorableUNF 12Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Pittman, Steuart	Anne Arundel County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jefferson , Staceylobbyist	Behavioral Health System Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bradford, Mary	Beyond the Boundaries	Written (PDF)
FAV	Klingenmaier, Lisalobbyist	Catholic Charities of Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosen, Eva	Georgetown University	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kraska, MJ	Maryland Catholic Conference	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	Samman, Amy	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kemerer, Hannibal	Office of Attorney General	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Frosh, Brian	Office of the 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	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brown, Virginia "Ginger"	Individual	Oral
FAV	Hill, Matt	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Law, Jonathan	Individual	Position only
FAV	Lent, Michael	Individual	Position only
FAV	Leung, Lillian	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	President, President	Individual	Oral
UNF	Francis, Frannlobbyist	Apartment and Office Building Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	DiMaggio, Joseph	Baltimore REIA	Written (PDF)
UNF	Frederick, Benedict	Ben Frederick Realty Inc	Written (PDF)
UNF	Kane, Thomas	KFI Properties	Written (PDF)
UNF	Enten, Robert	Maryland Building Industry Assoc	Oral
UNF	Wiggins, Grasonlobbyist	Maryland Multi-Housing Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Howard, Katherinelobbyist	Regional Management, Inc.	Oral
UNF	Galasso, Cathy	Vanilla Street Properties, LLC	Written (PDF)
UNF	Allcock, Stephen	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Castelli, Williamlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Giusto II, Joe	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	zheng, lucy	Individual	Written (PDF)

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVJefferson , StaceyBehavioral Health System BaltimoreRegistered for: Behavioral Health System Baltimore

FAVKlingenmaier, LisaCatholic Charities of BaltimoreRegistered for: Catholic Charities

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

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…

SB 530

What this bill does

Testimony (34)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified