Ground Leases – Notices and Billing – Forms and Requirements
Sponsor: Marvin E. Holmes, Jr. (District 23)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Real PropertyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 184 (as of Nov 9, 2023)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting a leasehold tenant of an unregistered ground lease from being required to hold more than 3 years of ground rent in escrow; requiring a ground lease holder to mail certain notices or bills to a leasehold tenant in a certain manner under certain circumstances; requiring the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to make available on its website the form a ground lease holder must use to provide a leasehold tenant bills or notices; etc.
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Testimony (9)
MGA witness listFAV 9Favorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Wilpone-Welborn, Kira | Consumer Protection Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Glaser, Jonathan | Dept. of Assessments & Taxation | Oral |
| FAV | Higgs, Director Michael | Dept. of Assessments & Taxation | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Carwell, Louise | Maryland Legal Aid | Oral |
| FAV | Themelis, Nina | Mayor's Office of Government Relations | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Castelli, Williamlobbyist | Rifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLC | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kern, John | The SOS Fund | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Holmes, Delegate Holmeslegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Wilson Randall, Claudia | Individual | Position only |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVCastelli, WilliamRifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLCRegistered 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…