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Landlord and Tenant – Residential Leases – Tenant Rights and Protections (Tenant Protection Act of 2022)

Sponsor: Jeff Waldstreicher (District 18)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Real PropertyStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(b) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 34 (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring a landlord to make a certain disclosure to prospective tenants if the landlord uses a ratio utility billing system; making a certain lease provision unenforceable if the landlord fails to make the disclosure; requiring a landlord to document a bill for certain utilities; providing that a tenant organization has the right of free assembly during reasonable hours and on reasonable notice to the landlord; expanding certain provisions of law regarding the rights of certain tenants to include certain victims of stalking; etc.

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Testimony (22)

MGA witness list
FAV 19FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendments

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVWashington, RyanApartment and Office Building AssociationRegistered for: AOBA; National Apartment Association; Apartment & Office Building Association
FAVMcKinney, RobinCASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLANDRegistered for: CASH Campaign of Maryland
FAVNibber, D'PaulMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Registered for: American Heart Association
FAVSchumitz, KaliMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy
FAVWilkerson, AliceStrong Future MarylandRegistered for: Advance Maryland
FAVStern, IsadoraRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition
FWALennig, DorothyHouse of Ruth MDRegistered for: House of Ruth Maryland
FWAShapiro, MelanieMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence
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