HB 298

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

Sponsor: SpeakerCommittee: JudiciarySubject: Courts and Court Personnel - StatewideStatus: Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Increasing, from not more than $8 to not more than $73, 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 (35)

MGA witness list

FAV 23FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 11Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Beller, Joel	Baltimore County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	McKinney, Robinlobbyist	CASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLAND	Written (PDF)
FAV	Williams, Kayla	Community Legal Services of Prince George’s County, Inc	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hayes, Justin	Comptroller of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosen, Eva	Georgetown University	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hatfield, Carisa	HPRP	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Diamond, Joanna	Health Care for the Homeless	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lennig, Dorothylobbyist	House of Ruth MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shah, Reena	Maryland Access to Justice Commission	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Countess, Gregory	Maryland Legal Aid	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Seltzer, Deb	Maryland Legal Services Corporation	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Shapiro, Melanielobbyist	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Position only
FAV	Jefferson , Staceylobbyist	Marylanders Against Poverty	Written (PDF)
FAV	Branda, Ilana	Montgomery County Government, HHS	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Frosh, Brian	Office of the Attorney General	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Davis, Katie	Pro Bono Resource Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hepburn, Peter	Rutgers University-Newark	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Siri, Michellelobbyist	The Women's Law Center of Maryland	Position only
FAV	Amster, Mollylobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hill, Matt	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Speaker, Speaker	Individual	Oral
FAV	Stern, Isadoralobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Stanford , Shelba	Individual	Oral
UNF	Graf, Lorilobbyist	Maryland Building Industry Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Wiggins, Grasonlobbyist	Maryland Multi-Housing Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Howard, Katherinelobbyist	Regional Management, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Bradley, Erinlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Castelli, Williamlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Hunter, Dean	Individual	Oral
UNF	Johnson, Trevlyn	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Proctor, Gregorylobbyist	Individual	Oral
UNF	Rollins, Letecia	Individual	Oral
UNF	Whelan, Mary Jo	Individual	Oral
FWA	Katana, Shaolilobbyist	Maryland State Bar Association	Written (PDF)

Registered lobbyists who testified

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

FAVLennig, DorothyHouse of Ruth MDRegistered for: House of Ruth Maryland

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

FAVShapiro, MelanieMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence

FAVJefferson , StaceyMarylanders Against PovertyRegistered for: Behavioral Health System Baltimore

FAVSiri, MichelleThe Women's Law Center of MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Legal Services Corporation; Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.

FAVAmster, MollyRegistered for: Jews United for Justice

FAVStern, IsadoraRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition

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

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

UNFBradley, ErinRegistered for: Planned Parenthood of Maryland

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…

UNFProctor, GregoryRegistered for: AAA Club Alliance/AAA Mid-Atlantic; Anne Arundel County Public Schools; County Commissioners of Charles County, Maryland; D.R. Horton; Elion Acq, LLC; Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #112…

FWAKatana, ShaoliMaryland State Bar AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.

HB 298

What this bill does

Testimony (35)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified