Failure to Pay Rent Proceedings - Shielding of Court Records
Sponsor: Charles E. Sydnor, III (District 44)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Courts and Court Personnel - StatewideStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 347 (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the District Court to shield all court records within 60 days after the final resolution of a failure to pay rent proceeding that did not result in a judgment of possession; authorizing the District Court, on motion of a tenant, to shield all court records relating to a failure to pay rent proceeding that results in a judgment of possession under certain circumstances; requiring the Maryland Judiciary to develop and publish on its website a certain form; etc.
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Testimony (30)
MGA witness listFAV 26FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendments
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…
FWAGraf, LoriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association
FWAGreenfield, 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…
