Residential Leases - Late Payment Penalties - Calculation
Sponsor: Nick Allen (District 8)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Real PropertyStatus: Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Altering a prohibition concerning the maximum penalty for the late payment of rent that a landlord may charge in a residential lease to prohibit a penalty in excess of 5% of the amount of the unpaid rent rather than of the amount due.
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Testimony (17)
MGA witness listFAV 15FavorableUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Coronado Flores, Jose | CASA | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Coronado Flores, Jose | CASA | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wilpone-Welborn, Kira | Consumer Protection Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wilpone-Welborn, Kira | Consumer Protection Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Frey, Leslie | Montgomery County | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Howard, Katherinelobbyist | Regional Management, Inc. | Oral |
| FAV | Buckler, Lauren | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Buckler, Lauren | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Allen, Delegate Allenlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Allen, Delegate Allenlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Greenfield, Aaronlobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Greenfield, Aaronlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hill, Matt | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hill, Matt | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lent, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| INFO | Harris, Mrs. | Individual | Position only |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVGreenfield, 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…
FAVGreenfield, 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…