HB 881

Did not advance

Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Just Cause Termination Provisions

Sponsor: Jheanelle K. Wilkins (District 20)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Real PropertyStatus: Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing a county to adopt by local law or ordinance provisions prohibiting a landlord of residential property from failing to renew a lease or from terminating a holdover tenancy without just cause; and establishing certain requirements for a local law or ordinance adopted in accordance with the Act.

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Testimony (57)

MGA witness list

FAV 50FavorableUNF 7Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Ramos, Odette	Baltimore City Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Thompson, Nikki	Baltimore City Council	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Guthrie, Tisha	Baltimore Renters United	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Klingenmaier, Lisalobbyist	Catholic Charities of Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carrington, Darrell	Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fox, Jamal	City of Takoma Park	Written (PDF)
FAV	Warren, Cory	Disability Rights Maryland	Oral
FAV	Diamond, Joanna	Health Care for the Homeless	Written (PDF)
FAV	Walsh, Liz	Howard County Council - District 1	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rubin, Jeffrey	Jews United for Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dunbar-Gronke, Anneke	Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law	Oral
FAV	Mitchell, Deborah	League of Women Voters Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schumitz, Kalilobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Branch, Natalie	Maryland Legal Aid	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
FAV	Jefferson , Staceylobbyist	Marylanders Against Poverty	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jawando, Will	Montgomery County Council	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Elrich, Marc	Montgomery County Government	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ivey, Jolene	Prince George's County Council	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Roberts, William	Renters Alliance	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Pham Linhoff, Christina	SURJ	Written (PDF)
FAV	Badeker, Melissa	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Smeton, Jonathan	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Powell, Holly	Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Keipper, Lindsay	Showing Up for Racial Justice- Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkerson, Alicelobbyist	Strong Future Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Perry, Chris	The Renters Alliance	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bouie, Lindsay	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Chan, Sam	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Wilkins, Delegate Wilkinslegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Evans, Gerry	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Girdner, Linnie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Juberg, Arielle	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	King, John	Individual	Oral
FAV	Lent, Michael	Individual	Position only
FAV	Levy, Anna	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lopez, Patricia	Individual	Oral
FAV	Nibber, D'Paullobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pereschuk, Alicia	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Perez, Tom	Individual	Oral
FAV	Rehr, Nathan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Reyes, Guacolda	Individual	Oral
FAV	Shah, Zafar	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Shillenn, Rebecca	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stern, Isadoralobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Thomson, Lillian	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Todd, Tamara	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkins, Jheanelle	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkins, Katherine	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Yoder, Daryl	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Graf, Lorilobbyist	Maryland Building Industry Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Elalamy, Sara	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
UNF	Enten, Robert	Md Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Assoc	Oral
UNF	Howard, Katherinelobbyist	Regional Management, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Bradley, Erinlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Castelli, Williamlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Greenfield, Aaronlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Baltimore City CouncilFAV 2

Baltimore Renters UnitedFAV 1

Catholic Charities of BaltimoreFAV 1

Chesapeake Physicians for Social ResponsibilityFAV 1

City of Takoma ParkFAV 1

Disability Rights MarylandFAV 1

Health Care for the HomelessFAV 1

Howard County Council - District 1FAV 1

Jews United for JusticeFAV 1

Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under LawFAV 1

League of Women Voters MarylandFAV 1

Maryland Building Industry AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 1

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1

Maryland Legal AidFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Marylanders Against PovertyFAV 1

Md Thoroughbred Horsemen’s AssocUNF 1

Montgomery County CouncilFAV 1

Montgomery County GovernmentFAV 1

Prince George's County CouncilFAV 1

Regional Management, Inc.UNF 1

Renters AllianceFAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)FAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice- BaltimoreFAV 1

Strong Future MarylandFAV 1

SURJFAV 1

SURJ BaltimoreFAV 2

The Renters AllianceFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVKlingenmaier, LisaCatholic Charities of BaltimoreRegistered for: Catholic Charities

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

FAVJefferson , StaceyMarylanders Against PovertyRegistered for: Behavioral Health System Baltimore

FAVWilkerson, AliceStrong Future MarylandRegistered for: Advance Maryland

FAVNibber, D'PaulRegistered for: American Heart Association

FAVStern, IsadoraRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition

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

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…

UNFGreenfield, 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…