HB 303

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Real Property - Regulation of Common Ownership Community Managers

Sponsor: Marvin E. Holmes, Jr. (District 23)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Business RegulationStatus: Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Creating the State Board of Common Ownership Community Managers in the Maryland Department of Labor to oversee the licensing of community managers who provide management services for common ownership communities; providing that certain provisions of the Act do not prohibit certain persons from providing certain services under certain circumstances; requiring an individual to be issued a license by the Board before providing management services for a common ownership community under certain circumstances; etc.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 8FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 10UnfavorableINFO 4Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Straughn, Karen	Consumer Protection Division of the Office of the Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FAV	Straughn, Karen	Consumer Protection Division of the Office of the Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FAV	Horvath, Steve	HOA United	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	May, Lisalobbyist	Maryland REALTORS	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hyatt, Jeanne	NA	Oral
FAV	Bailey-Charles, Sykvia	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Holmes, Delegate Holmeslegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Holmes, Delegate Holmeslegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Greenwood, Lee	Associa	Written (PDF)
UNF	Greenwood, Lee	Associa	Written (PDF)
UNF	Wakefield, Brenda	Community Association Institute MD Legislative Action Committee	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Wakefield, Brenda	Community Association Institute MD Legislative Action Committee	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Tsitos, John	Community Management Corporation	Written (PDF)
UNF	Simon, Gary	Comsource Management, Inc.	Written (PDF)
UNF	taylor, sarah	Condo 1 - Cross Keys	Oral
UNF	Socha, Sonia	Kings Court Townhouse Association #2	Written (PDF)
UNF	MCCOY, MARC	Legum & Norman	Written (PDF)
UNF	Tsitos, John	Select Community Services	Written (PDF)
FWA	Lieberman, Jim	Leisure World	Written (PDF)
INFO	Dove, John	Maryland Department of Labor	Written (PDF)
INFO	Dove, John	Maryland Department of Labor	Written (PDF)
INFO	Becker, John	Individual	Oral
INFO	Harris, Mrs.	Individual	Position only