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HB 124

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Residential Property - Assignment of Contracts of Sale - Disclosure Requirements and Rescission

Sponsor: Samuel I. Rosenberg (District 41)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Real PropertyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 508 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing a seller or assignee of certain residential property to rescind a contract of sale without penalty at any time before closing if a certain seller does not provide a certain notice; establishing that an assignee is entitled to a refund of any deposit paid in connection with the assignment of a contract of sale of the residential property under certain circumstances; requiring that a contract of sale comply with the requirements of the Act; and applying the Act prospectively.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 4Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVRosenberg, SamuelHouse of DelegatesWritten (PDF)
FAVCastelli, WilliamlobbyistRifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLCOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDelegate Rosenberg, Delegate RosenberglegislatorIndividualOral
FAVHijazi, AbdullahlobbyistIndividualOral

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVCastelli, 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
FAVHijazi, AbdullahRegistered for: MarketPro South, Inc.