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Real Property – Residential Leases – Fee in Lieu of Security Deposit

Sponsor: Malcolm Augustine (District 47)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Real PropertyStatus: Referred to interim study by Judicial Proceedings (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing the payment of a fee in lieu of a security deposit in a residential lease, subject to certain requirements; prohibiting a landlord from requiring a tenant to pay a fee in lieu of a security deposit and providing that a landlord is not required to consent to the payment of a fee in lieu of a security deposit by a tenant; providing that a fee in lieu of a security deposit may be paid in any amount and at any frequency agreed on by the landlord and the tenant; etc.

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Testimony (6)

MGA witness list
FAV 3FavorableUNF 3Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVWhite, JoshlobbyistPerry White Ross & JacobsonOral
FAVGrimm, ChrisIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSenator Augustine, Senator AugustinelegislatorIndividualOral
UNFWilpone-Welborn, KiraConsumer Protection Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney GeneralOral + Written (PDF)
UNFLegal Aid, MarylandMaryland Legal AidOral + Written (PDF)
UNFHill, MattIndividualOral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVWhite, JoshPerry White Ross & JacobsonRegistered for: Definium Therapeutics US, Inc.; Glaxo Smith Kline; IWP (Injured Workers Pharmacy); Maryland Legal Aid; Maryland Sickle Cell Disease Association; Mobile Voting Project