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Landlord and Tenant - Establishment of Rent Escrow Accounts - Time Limit

Sponsor: Senator ReillyCommittee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Real PropertyStatus: Hearing 3/02 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring a tenant who receives a court order to pay rents into a certain escrow account to establish the escrow account on the day the order is entered; and requiring a certain order relating to a wrongful detainer action to require a certain amount to be paid on the day the order is entered.

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Testimony (7)

MGA witness list
FAV 5FavorableUNF 2Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVKeller, JessieMaryland Multi-Housing AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVHoward, KatherinelobbyistRegional Management, Inc.Oral
FAVCastelli, WilliamlobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVGrasso, JohnIndividualOral
FAVSenator Reilly, Senator ReillylegislatorIndividualOral
UNFWilpone-Welborn, KiraConsumer Protection Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney GeneralWritten (PDF)
UNFElalamy, SaraMaryland JudiciaryWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVHoward, KatherineRegional Management, Inc.Registered for: Regional Management Inc
FAVCastelli, 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