HB 273

Enacted

Residential Leases - Late Payment Penalties - Calculation

Sponsor: Nick Allen (District 8)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Real PropertyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 580 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

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 (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 17FavorableUNF 1Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Coronado Flores, Jose	CASA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Keys, Rachael	CASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLAND	Written (PDF)
FAV	Moore, Tonaeyalobbyist	CASH Campaign of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sarro, Lisa	Community Legal Services	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	Cook, Chuck	Department of Housing and Community Development	Written (PDF)
FAV	Day, Jake	Department of Housing and Community Development	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	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	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lent, Michael	Individual	Position only
FAV	Mercer, Jenniferlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Meyerovich, Mark	Individual	Position only

Organizations on record

CASAFAV 1

CASH Campaign of MarylandFAV 1

CASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLANDFAV 1

Community Legal ServicesFAV 1

Consumer Protection Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney GeneralFAV 2

Department of Housing and Community DevelopmentFAV 2

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 2

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMoore, TonaeyaCASH Campaign of MarylandRegistered for: CASH Campaign of Maryland

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…

FAVMercer, JenniferRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence