HB 134

Did not advance

Failure to Pay Rent Proceedings - Prohibition on Rent Increases and Sealing of Court Records

Sponsor: Terri L. Hill (District 12A)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Courts and Court Personnel - StatewideStatus: Hearing 1/18 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting a landlord from increasing a tenant's rent because a judgment was entered against the tenant in a failure to pay rent action; requiring the District Court to seal all court records within 60 days after the final resolution of a failure to pay rent proceeding under certain circumstances; requiring the District Court to seal all courts records relating to a failure to pay rent proceeding, on motion by a tenant, under certain circumstances; requiring the Maryland Judiciary to publish on its website a certain form; etc.

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Testimony (19)

MGA witness list

FAV 7FavorableFWA 10Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Schumitz, Kalilobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Donnelly, Michaellobbyist	Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition	Oral
FAV	Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County Office of Intergovernmental Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Hill, Delegate Hilllegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Hawkins, Calvin	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hill, Terri	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stern, Isadoralobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Graf, Lorilobbyist	Maryland Building Industry Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Elalamy, Sara	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
FWA	Washington, Ryanlobbyist	Apartment and Office Building Association	Written (PDF)
FWA	McKinney, Robinlobbyist	CASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLAND	Written (PDF)
FWA	DuBois, Gwen	Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility	Written (PDF)
FWA	Wilpone-Welborn, Kira	Consumer Protection Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FWA	Hatfield, Carisa	HPRP	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Lue, Charisse	Human Right to Housing	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Lloyd, Rianna	Jews United for Justice	Written (PDF)
FWA	Legal Aid, Maryland	Maryland Legal Aid	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Castelli, Williamlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Greenfield, Aaronlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Apartment and Office Building AssociationFWA 1

CASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLANDFWA 1

Chesapeake Physicians for Social ResponsibilityFWA 1

Consumer Protection Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney GeneralFWA 1

HPRPFWA 1

Human Right to HousingFWA 1

Jews United for JusticeFWA 1

Maryland Building Industry AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 1

Maryland Consumer Rights CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1

Maryland Legal AidFWA 1

Montgomery County Office of Intergovernmental RelationsFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVSchumitz, KaliMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy

FAVDonnelly, MichaelMaryland Consumer Rights CoalitionRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition

FAVStern, IsadoraRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition

UNFGraf, LoriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association

FWAWashington, RyanApartment and Office Building AssociationRegistered for: AOBA; National Apartment Association; Apartment & Office Building Association

FWAMcKinney, RobinCASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLANDRegistered for: CASH Campaign of Maryland

FWACastelli, 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…

FWAGreenfield, 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…