SB 644

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 2/16 at 10:00 a.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

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 (77)

MGA witness list

FAV 69FavorableUNF 8Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	RUBIN, ANNA	Anna Rubin	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mosby, Nick	Baltimore City, Council President Office	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ramos, Councilwoman Odette	Baltimore Councilwoman Odette Ramos	Written (PDF)
FAV	Michaels, Charles	Beyond the Boundaries	Written (PDF)
FAV	Riedel, Jonathan	CASA	Oral
FAV	Moore, Tonaeyalobbyist	CASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLAND	Written (PDF)
FAV	Martinez, Madelinlobbyist	Catholic Charities	Written (PDF)
FAV	DuBois, Gwen	Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility	Written (PDF)
FAV	Searcy, Talisha	City of Takoma Park	Written (PDF)
FAV	Thomas, Shannon Babe	Committee for Montgomery	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilpone-Welborn, Kira	Consumer Protection Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cook, Chuck	Department of Housing and Community Development	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gerus, Cooper	Disability Rights Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gallagher, Zoelobbyist	Economic Action Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bondi, Melissa	Enterprise Community Partners	Written (PDF)
FAV	Reynolds-Dominguez, Camilalobbyist	FreeState Justice	Position only
FAV	Stewart, Vicky	Health Care for the Homeless	Written (PDF)
FAV	Koplik, Chuck	Jewish Community Relations Council of Howard County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Salganik, Laura	Jewish Community Relations Council of Howard County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lampel, Anita	Jews United for Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Agarin, Ufuoma	Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Butchko, Dominic	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Day, Garrettlobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schumitz, Kalilobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shah, Zafar	Maryland Legal Aid	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kess, NaShonalobbyist	Maryland NAACP	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shapiro, Melanielobbyist	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Position only
FAV	Bogdan, Henrylobbyist	Maryland Nonprofits	Written (PDF)
FAV	Huffman, Mark	Marylanders Against Poverty	Written (PDF)
FAV	Scott, Brandon	Mayor, Baltimore City Administration	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elrich, Marc	Montgomery County Government	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	DeLong, Michael	Montgomery County Young Democrats	Written (PDF)
FAV	English, Michael	N/A	Written (PDF)
FAV	Alsobrooks, Angela	Prince George's County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kleinman, Jan	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Palmisano, Erica	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shillenn, Rebecca	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ortega, Chelsea	Santoni, Vocci & Ortega, LLC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Muse, C. Anthony	Senator Muse	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jester, Julia	Shore Legal Access	Written (PDF)
FAV	Powell, Holly	Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Keipper, Lindsay	Showing Up for Racial Justice- Baltimore	Position only
FAV	Allen, Susan	Individual	Position only
FAV	Amster, Deborah	Individual	Position only
FAV	Buckler, Lauren	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Demory, Rodney	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fink, Nelda	Individual	Position only
FAV	Friedman, David	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Herrmann, Danielle	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Herron, Karen	Individual	Position only
FAV	Hill, Matt	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hudnell, Antione	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jacobsohn, Deedee	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Juberg, Arielle	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kassman, Rachel	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Levy, Anna	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Martin, Mark	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Miller, Andrew	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nemphos, Christina	Individual	Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

Anna RubinFAV 1

Baltimore City, Council President OfficeFAV 1

Baltimore Councilwoman Odette RamosFAV 1

Beyond the BoundariesFAV 1

CASAFAV 1

CASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLANDFAV 1

Catholic CharitiesFAV 1

Chesapeake Physicians for Social ResponsibilityFAV 1

City of Takoma ParkFAV 1

Committee for MontgomeryFAV 1

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

Department of Housing and Community DevelopmentFAV 1

Disability Rights MarylandFAV 1

Economic Action MarylandFAV 1

Enterprise Community PartnersFAV 1

FreeState JusticeFAV 1

Health Care for the HomelessFAV 1

Jewish Community Relations Council of Howard CountyFAV 2

Jews United for JusticeFAV 1

Legislative Black Caucus of MarylandFAV 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 Multi-Housing AssocUNF 1

Maryland NAACPFAV 1

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceFAV 1

Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1

Marylanders Against PovertyFAV 1

Mayor, Baltimore City AdministrationFAV 1

Montgomery County GovernmentFAV 1

Montgomery County Young DemocratsFAV 1

N/AFAV 1

Prince George's County ExecutiveFAV 1

Rifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLCUNF 1

Santoni, Vocci & Ortega, LLCFAV 1

Senator MuseFAV 1

Shore Legal AccessFAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)FAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice- BaltimoreFAV 1

SURJ BaltimoreFAV 3

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMoore, TonaeyaCASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLANDRegistered for: CASH Campaign of Maryland

FAVMartinez, MadelinCatholic CharitiesRegistered for: Catholic Charities

FAVGallagher, ZoeEconomic Action MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland

FAVReynolds-Dominguez, CamilaFreeState JusticeRegistered for: FreeState Justice

FAVO'Day, GarrettMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference

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

FAVKess, NaShonaMaryland NAACPRegistered for: NAACP Maryland State Conference of Branches

FAVShapiro, MelanieMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence

FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits

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…

UNFAnleu, BrianRegistered for: AOBA; Apartment & Office Building Association; National Apartment Association

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…