CivicKnodeCivicKnowA project of CivicKnode
Sign in

HB 691

Did not advanceCrossfile SB 807
Add to calendar

Landlord and Tenant - Failure to Repair Serious and Dangerous Defects - Tenant Remedies (Tenant Safety Act)

Sponsor: Vaughn Stewart (District 19)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Real PropertyStatus: Hearing 4/04 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing that a landlord that offers a dwelling for rent is deemed to warrant the dwelling fit for human habitation; adding certain mold hazards to the list of dangerous conditions and defects for which a tenant may obtain relief under the State's rent escrow statute; authorizing a single tenant serving as the lead petitioner for a group of tenants to seek remedies on behalf of a group of tenants for a landlord's failure to repair serious and dangerous defects on the leased premises; etc.

AI analysis is off. Set ANTHROPIC_API_KEY to enable summaries, pros and cons, and questions.

Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.

Testimony (79)

MGA witness list
FAV 64FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 12Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVArikat, Loraine1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers EastWritten (PDF)
FAVNull, IndigoBaltimore Renters UnitedOral
FAVMichaels, CharlesBeyond the BoundariesWritten (PDF)
FAVAmador, NinfaCASAWritten (PDF)
FAVAmador, NinfaCASAWritten (PDF)
FAVMcKinney, RobinlobbyistCASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLANDWritten (PDF)
FAVKlingenmaier, LisalobbyistCatholic Charities of BaltimoreWritten (PDF)
FAVDuBois, GwenChesapeake Physicians for Social ResponsibilityWritten (PDF)
FAVWilpone-Welborn, KiraConsumer Protection Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney GeneralWritten (PDF)
FAVWilpone-Welborn, KiraConsumer Protection Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney GeneralWritten (PDF)
FAVDonnelly, MichaellobbyistEconomic Action MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FAVStewart, VickyHealth Care for the HomelessOral + Written (PDF)
FAVRucker, DiNeshaHomeless Persons Representation ProjectWritten (PDF)
FAVMartinez, MadelinlobbyistLatino CaucusWritten (PDF)
FAVDunbar-Gronke, AnnekeLawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under LawOral
FAVSantoni, JaneMaryland Association of JusticeOral
FAVKraska, MJMaryland Catholic ConferenceWritten (PDF)
FAVSchumitz, KalilobbyistMaryland Center on Economic PolicyOral + Written (PDF)
FAVCountess, GregoryMaryland Legal AidOral + Written (PDF)
FAVCountess, GregoryMaryland Legal AidOral
FAVShah, ZafarMaryland Legal AidOral + Written (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVJefferson , StaceylobbyistMarylanders Against PovertyWritten (PDF)
FAVLosak, MatthewMontgomery County Renters Alliance, Inc.Written (PDF)
FAVEnglish, MichaelN/AWritten (PDF)
FAVEnglish, MichaelN/AWritten (PDF)
FAVPham Linhoff, ChristinaSURJWritten (PDF)
FAVWilkins, KatherineSURJWritten (PDF)
FAVWilkins, KatherineSURJWritten (PDF)
FAVBenzer, RebeccaSURJ Annapolis and Anne Arundel CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVEckel, RiannaSURJ BaltimoreWritten (PDF)
FAVEckel, RiannaSURJ BaltimoreWritten (PDF)
FAVKleinman, JanSURJ BaltimoreWritten (PDF)
FAVMady, RachaelSURJ BaltimoreWritten (PDF)
FAVPalmisano, EricaSURJ BaltimoreWritten (PDF)
FAVShillenn, RebeccaSURJ BaltimoreWritten (PDF)
FAVShillenn, RebeccaSURJ BaltimoreWritten (PDF)
FAVFuller, ShirleySURJ3AWritten (PDF)
FAVWeissberg, BonnieShowing Up For Racial JusticeWritten (PDF)
FAVSimon-Higgs, LizShowing Up for Racial JusticeWritten (PDF)
FAVKeipper, LindsayShowing Up for Racial Justice- BaltimoreWritten (PDF)
FAVHodges-Hiken, Esq., LisaWestport Community Economic Development CorporationOral
FAVDelegate Stewart, Delegate StewartlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVDelegate Stewart, Delegate StewartlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVGuerrero, JessicaIndividualOral
FAVHerrmann, DanielleIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVHill, MattIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVHill, MattIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVJohnson, SarahIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVJuberg, ArielleIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVLent, MichaelIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVLent, MichaelIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVMendez, GloriaIndividualOral
FAVMitchell, MartinIndividualOral
FAVNemphos, ChristinaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVNemphos, ChristinaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVStewart, VaughnIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVTodd, TamaraIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVVasquez , AlexIndividualOral
Showing 60 of 78

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

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
FAVMartinez, MadelinLatino CaucusRegistered for: Catholic Charities
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
UNFWashington, RyanApartment and Office Building AssociationRegistered for: AOBA; National Apartment Association; Apartment & Office Building Association
UNFPipkin, MatthewMaryland JudiciaryRegistered for: Maryland Multi-Housing 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
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
UNFPipkin, MatthewThe Maryland JudiciaryRegistered for: Maryland Multi-Housing Association
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
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
UNFWiggins, GrasonRegistered 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
FWADonnelly, MichaelEconomic Action MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition