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HB 837

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Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Residential Property Foreclosure Sales - Purchaser Requirements

Sponsor: Marvin E. Holmes, Jr. (District 23)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Real PropertyStatus: Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring a purchaser of residential property in a condominium or homeowners association at a foreclosure sale to immediately record an instrument transferring the residential property and requiring the purchaser to immediately begin payment of regular assessments until the title to the residential property is recorded by a new owner; and authorizing the governing body of a condominium or homeowners association to charge the purchaser a fine of up to $500 per month if the regular assessments are not paid.

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Testimony (4)

MGA witness list
FAV 1FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVDelegate Holmes, Delegate HolmeslegislatorIndividualOral
UNFO'Connell, WilliamMSBA Real Property Section CounselWritten (PDF)
UNFEnten, RobertMd Bankers AssocOral
FWAStraughn, KarenConsumer Protection Division of the Office of the Attorney GeneralWritten (PDF)

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