HB 684

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 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)

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 (75)

MGA witness list

FAV 63FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 11Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Arikat, Loraine	1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkerson, Alicelobbyist	Advance Maryland	Position only
FAV	Ramos, Odette	Baltimore City Council	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Greenberg, Joshua	Baltimore County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Michaels, Charles	Beyond the Boundaries	Written (PDF)
FAV	Amador, Ninfa	CASA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Guity-Guevara, Julio	CASA	Oral
FAV	McKinney, Robinlobbyist	CASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLAND	Written (PDF)
FAV	Klingenmaier, Lisalobbyist	Catholic Charities of Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mayhew, Luke	Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility	Written (PDF)
FAV	Benitez, Mayor Celina	City of Mount Rainier	Oral
FAV	Searcy, Talisha	City of Takoma Park	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilpone-Welborn, Kira	Consumer Protection Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FAV	Donnelly, Michaellobbyist	Economic Action Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Fragale, Augustin	Everyday Canvassing	Written (PDF)
FAV	Diamond, Joanna	Health Care for the Homeless	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schaible, Danny	Hyattsville Council	Oral
FAV	Butchko, Dominic	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kraska, MJ	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schumitz, Kalilobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkins, Jheanelle	Maryland House of Delegates	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Shah, Zafar	Maryland Legal Aid	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jefferson , Staceylobbyist	Marylanders Against Poverty	Written (PDF)
FAV	Scott, Brandon	Mayor, Baltimore City Administration	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stewart, Kate	Montgomery County Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jawando, Will	Montgomery County Councilmember	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Elrich, Marc	Montgomery County Government	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Losak, Matthew	Montgomery County Renters Alliance, Inc.	Oral
FAV	English, Michael	N/A	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ivey, Jolene	Prince George's County Council	Oral
FAV	Oridha, Krystal	Prince George’s County Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkins, Katherine	SURJ	Written (PDF)
FAV	Benzer, Rebecca	SURJ Annapolis and Anne Arundel County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mady, Rachael	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Palmisano, Erica	SURJ Baltimore	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Shillenn, Rebecca	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Weissberg, Bonnie	Showing Up For Racial Justice	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	Perry, Chris	The Renters Alliance	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Beckham, Patricia	Individual	Oral
FAV	Bell, James	Individual	Oral
FAV	Blank, Pablo	Individual	Oral
FAV	Bouie, Lindsay	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Wilkins, Delegate Wilkinslegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Demir, Melek	Individual	Oral
FAV	Dowridge, Detrese	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hill, Harold	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hill, Matt	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Johnson, Sarah	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kwenthieu, Agnes	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Latino Caucus, Maryland Legislative	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lent, Michael	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mitchell, Martin	Individual	Oral
FAV	Nemphos, Christina	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Reidel, Jonathan	Individual	Oral
FAV	Rigby, Christiana	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rubin, Jeffrey	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Todd, Tamara	Individual	Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers EastFAV 1

Advance MarylandFAV 1

Apartment and Office Building AssociationUNF 1

Baltimore City CouncilFAV 1

Baltimore CountyFAV 1

Beyond the BoundariesFAV 1

CASAFAV 2

CASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLANDFAV 1

Catholic Charities of BaltimoreFAV 1

Chesapeake Physicians for Social ResponsibilityFAV 1

City of Mount RainierFAV 1

City of Takoma ParkFAV 1

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

Economic Action MarylandFAV 1

Everyday CanvassingFAV 1

Health Care for the HomelessFAV 1

Hyattsville CouncilFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FAV 1

Maryland Building Industry AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 1

Maryland House of DelegatesFAV 1

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1

Maryland Legal AidFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Marylanders Against PovertyFAV 1

Mayor, Baltimore City AdministrationFAV 1

Md Bankers AssocUNF 1

Montgomery County CouncilFAV 1

Montgomery County CouncilmemberFAV 1

Montgomery County GovernmentFAV 1

Montgomery County Renters Alliance, Inc.FAV 1

N/AFAV 1

Prince George's County CouncilFAV 1

Prince George’s County CouncilFAV 1

Rifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLCUNF 1

Showing Up For Racial JusticeFAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)FAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice- BaltimoreFAV 1

SURJFAV 1

SURJ Annapolis and Anne Arundel CountyFAV 1

SURJ BaltimoreFAV 3

The Grand Residents AssociationFWA 1

The Renters AllianceFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVWilkerson, AliceAdvance MarylandRegistered for: Advance Maryland

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

FAVKlingenmaier, LisaCatholic Charities of BaltimoreRegistered for: Catholic Charities

FAVDonnelly, MichaelEconomic Action MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition

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

FAVJefferson , StaceyMarylanders Against PovertyRegistered for: Behavioral Health System Baltimore

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

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

UNFPipkin, MatthewMaryland JudiciaryRegistered for: Maryland Multi-Housing Association

UNFCastelli, 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…

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…