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Real Property - Sale of Apartment Facilities - Rights of Qualified Organizations

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

Prohibiting an owner of an apartment facility from taking certain actions regarding the sale of the apartment facility unless the owner complies with the requirements of the Act; providing that certain provisions of the Act may not be construed to establish the Department of Housing and Community Development as party or agent to the sale of an apartment facility; establishing procedures by which qualified organizations are given a right of first refusal in certain sales of apartment facilities; etc.

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Testimony (12)

MGA witness list
FAV 6FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVReed, DanlobbyistGreater Greater WashingtonWritten (PDF)
FAVLosak, MatthewMontgomery County Renters Alliance, Inc.Written (PDF)
FAVHill, MattIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVLent, MichaelIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Washington, A., Senator Washington, A.legislatorIndividualOral
FAVWashington, AlonzoIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFDuffy, SuzanneConcerned CitizenPosition only
UNFGraf, LorilobbyistMaryland Building Industry AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
UNFEnten, RobertMd Bankers AssocOral
UNFCastelli, WilliamlobbyistRifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLCWritten (PDF)
FWAWashington, RyanlobbyistApartment and Office Building AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FWAWiggins, GrasonlobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVReed, DanGreater Greater WashingtonRegistered for: Greater Greater Washington
UNFGraf, LoriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry 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
FWAWashington, RyanApartment and Office Building AssociationRegistered for: AOBA; National Apartment Association; Apartment & Office Building Association
FWAWiggins, 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