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

Sponsor: Alonzo T. Washington (District 22)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Real PropertyStatus: Hearing 2/28 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; authorizing a single tenant or tenants' organization 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; authorizing a tenant, a group of tenants, or a tenants' organization to bring a civil action for money damages if a landlord fails to repair certain defects within 90 days of the court finding the conditions complained of exist; etc.

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Testimony (40)

MGA witness list
FAV 35FavorableUNF 5Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVArikat, Loraine1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers EastWritten (PDF)
FAVWilkerson, AlicelobbyistAdvance MarylandPosition only
FAVAmador, NinfaCASAWritten (PDF)
FAVGuity-Guevara, JulioCASAOral
FAVMcKinney, RobinlobbyistCASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLANDWritten (PDF)
FAVKlingenmaier, LisalobbyistCatholic Charities of BaltimoreWritten (PDF)
FAVDuBois, GwenChesapeake Physicians for Social ResponsibilityWritten (PDF)
FAVWilliams, KaylaCommunity Legal Services of Prince George’s County, IncWritten (PDF)
FAVWilpone-Welborn, KiraConsumer Protection Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney GeneralWritten (PDF)
FAVBartolomeo, KathleenGCAN, MCRTPosition only
FAVDiamond, JoannaHealth Care for the HomelessWritten (PDF)
FAVStewart, VickyHealth Care for the HomelessOral
FAVRucker, DiNeshaHomeless Persons Representation ProjectOral + Written (PDF)
FAVKraska, MJMaryland Catholic ConferenceWritten (PDF)
FAVSchumitz, KalilobbyistMaryland Center on Economic PolicyWritten (PDF)
FAVPhelps, Jr., KennethMaryland Episcopal Public Policy NetworkPosition only
FAVShah, ZafarMaryland Legal AidOral + Written (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVJefferson , StaceylobbyistMarylanders Against PovertyWritten (PDF)
FAVEnglish, MichaelN/AWritten (PDF)
FAVEckel, RiannaSURJ BaltimoreWritten (PDF)
FAVPalmisano, EricaSURJ BaltimoreWritten (PDF)
FAVWeissberg, BonnieShowing Up For Racial JusticeWritten (PDF)
FAVPowell, HollyShowing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)Written (PDF)
FAVKronser, LoriShowing Up for Racial Justice Annapolis and Anne Arundel CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVBlank, PabloIndividualOral
FAVHerrmann, DanielleIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVHill, MattIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVJohnson, SarahIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVLent, MichaelIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVMendez, GloriaIndividualOral
FAVNull, IndigoIndividualOral
FAVRoman, JenniferIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Washington, A., Senator Washington, A.legislatorIndividualOral
FAVYost, E.V.IndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFWashington, RyanlobbyistApartment and Office Building AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
UNFPipkin, MatthewlobbyistMaryland JudiciaryWritten (PDF)
UNFHoward, KatherinelobbyistRegional Management, Inc.Oral
UNFCastelli, WilliamlobbyistRifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLCWritten (PDF)
UNFWiggins, GrasonlobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

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
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
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
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