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HB 229

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Real Property - Holding Over - Expedited Hearing and Service of Summons for Active Duty Service Members

Sponsor: Brian Chisholm (District 31)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Real PropertyStatus: Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the District Court to hold a hearing on a tenant holding over within 45 days after a landlord makes a complaint if the landlord or the landlord's spouse is on active duty with the United States military; and authorizing a private process server to serve a certain summons if the constable or sheriff of the county fails to serve the summons within 10 days after the summons is issued by the court.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 12FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendments
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVLeadbetter, ShannonCOMPSOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDelegate Rogers, MikelegislatorMD House of DelegatesWritten (PDF)
FAVDragics, DavidlobbyistMaryland Military CoaltionWritten (PDF)
FAVPipkin, MatthewlobbyistMaryland Multi-Housing AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVCastelli, WilliamlobbyistRifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLCOral + Written (PDF)
FAVAsche, MichaelIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVChisholm, BrianIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDelegate Chisholm, Delegate ChisholmlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVHunt, ChristineIndividualPosition only
FAVLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
FAVMauer, WilliamIndividualPosition only
FAVWilliams, PeggyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWAHill, MattIndividualOral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVDragics, DavidMaryland Military CoaltionRegistered for: Maryland Military Coalition
FAVPipkin, MatthewMaryland Multi-Housing AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Multi-Housing Association
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