SB 504

Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Just Cause Termination Provisions

Sponsor: C. Anthony Muse (District 26)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Real PropertyStatus: Hearing 3/07 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 (62)

MGA witness list

FAV 49FavorableUNF 13Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Wilkerson, Alicelobbyist	Advance Maryland	Position only
FAV	Greenberg, Joshua	Baltimore County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Amador, Ninfa	CASA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Garcia, Leidi	CASA	Oral
FAV	Guity-Guevara, Julio	CASA	Oral
FAV	Klingenmaier, Lisalobbyist	Catholic Charities of Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mayhew, Luke	Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carpenter, Jessie	City of Takoma Park	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fulcher, Shana	City of Takoma Park	Oral
FAV	Wilpone-Welborn, Kira	Consumer Protection Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Riley, Meredith	Councilman Mark Conway	Written (PDF)
FAV	Diamond, Joanna	Health Care for the Homeless	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dunbar-Gronke, Anneke	Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Butchko, Dominic	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kraska, MJ	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schumitz, Kalilobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shah, Zafar	Maryland Legal Aid	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bogdan, Henrylobbyist	Maryland Nonprofits	Position only
FAV	Jefferson , Staceylobbyist	Marylanders Against Poverty	Written (PDF)
FAV	Scott, Brandon	Mayor, Baltimore City Administration	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elrich, Marc	Montgomery County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Losak, Matthew	Montgomery County Renters Alliance, Inc.	Oral
FAV	English, Michael	N/A	Written (PDF)
FAV	Eckel, Rianna	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Palmisano, Erica	SURJ Baltimore	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Shillenn, Rebecca	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Muse, C. Anthony	Senator Muse	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Weissberg, Bonnie	Showing Up For Racial Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Simon-Higgs, Liz	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	Leventhal, Norman	The Grand Residents Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Perry, Chris	The Renters Alliance	Oral
FAV	Alam, Sumbul	Individual	Oral
FAV	Beckham, Patricia	Individual	Oral
FAV	Blank, Pablo	Individual	Oral
FAV	Bouie, Lindsay	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Dowridge, Detrese	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ford, John	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hill, Matt	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Johnson, Sarah	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lent, Michael	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Levy, Anna	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nemphos, Christina	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rubin, Jeffrey	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Muse, Senator Muselegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Todd, Tamara	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Yoder, Daryl	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Washington, Ryanlobbyist	Apartment and Office Building Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Graf, Lorilobbyist	Maryland Building Industry Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Pipkin, Matthewlobbyist	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
UNF	Enten, Robert	Md Bankers Assoc	Oral
UNF	Howard, Katherinelobbyist	Regional Management, Inc.	Oral
UNF	Castelli, Williamlobbyist	Rifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLC	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Bagwell, Ashlielobbyist	Individual	Position only
UNF	Carroll, Aaron	Individual	Oral
UNF	Flores, Sasha	Individual	Oral
UNF	Greenfield, Aaronlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Hessler, Thereselobbyist	Individual	Position only

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Organizations on record

Advance MarylandFAV 1

Apartment and Office Building AssociationUNF 1

Baltimore CountyFAV 1

CASAFAV 3

Catholic Charities of BaltimoreFAV 1

Chesapeake Physicians for Social ResponsibilityFAV 1

City of Takoma ParkFAV 2

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

Councilman Mark ConwayFAV 1

Health Care for the HomelessFAV 1

Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under LawFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FAV 1

Maryland Building Industry AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 1

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1

Maryland Legal AidFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1

Marylanders Against PovertyFAV 1

Mayor, Baltimore City AdministrationFAV 1

Md Bankers AssocUNF 1

Montgomery County GovernmentFAV 1

Montgomery County Renters Alliance, Inc.FAV 1

N/AFAV 1

Regional Management, Inc.UNF 1

Rifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLCUNF 1

Senator MuseFAV 1

Showing Up for Racial JusticeFAV 1

Showing Up For Racial JusticeFAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)FAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice- BaltimoreFAV 1

SURJ BaltimoreFAV 3

The Grand Residents AssociationFAV 1

The Renters AllianceFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVWilkerson, AliceAdvance MarylandRegistered for: Advance Maryland

FAVKlingenmaier, LisaCatholic Charities of BaltimoreRegistered for: Catholic Charities

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

FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits

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

UNFHoward, KatherineRegional Management, Inc.Registered for: Regional Management Inc

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…

UNFBagwell, AshlieRegistered for: AbbVie Inc.; Aligned Data Centers; American Academy of Anesthesiology Assistants, Inc.; Atmosphere Data Centers LLC; Baltimore Civic Fund, Inc.; Beltway Fine Wine…

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…

UNFHessler, ThereseRegistered for: City of Gaithersburg; Elevate Recovery Centers; Evolve Kids Care; Evolve Life Centers; High Roller Technologies; Laila's Gift…