HB 560

Criminal Law – Fraud – Possession of Residential Real Property

Sponsor: Marvin E. Holmes, Jr. (District 23)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting a person from possessing or claiming a right to possess residential real property the person does not lawfully possess or own, with the intent to defraud another; authorizing the owner of certain residential real property to file a certain sworn affidavit and requiring a sheriff to remove a certain person from residential real property under certain circumstances; and providing that the Act does not prohibit the owner of property from filing a wrongful detainer action.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 4FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 13UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Holmes, Delegate Holmeslegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Mauer, William	Individual	Position only
FAV	Meyerovich, Mark	Individual	Position only
UNF	Ayalew, Solomon	African Communities Together (ACT)	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Moore, Tonaeyalobbyist	CASH Campaign of Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Sarro, Lisa	Community Legal Services	Written (PDF)
UNF	Wilpone-Welborn, Kira	Consumer Protection Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General	Written (PDF)
UNF	Nnamdi, Nneka	Fight Blight Bmore	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Santoni, Jane	Maryland Association of Justice	Written (PDF)
UNF	Loveless, Joseph	Maryland Legal Aid	Position only
UNF	Downs, Kirsten	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Written (PDF)
UNF	Gilbert, Patrick	Maryland State's Attorneys' Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Davis, Katherine	Pro Bono Resource Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Gowing, Samantha	Public Justice Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Rodriguez, Anthony	Shore Legal Access	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lent, Michael	Individual	Position only
FWA	Lindsey, Dawne	MD Circuit Court Clerks Assn	Written (PDF)
INFO	Desrouleaux, Sasha	Prince George's County Government	Written (PDF)
INFO	Mansfield, Andrealobbyist	Towing & Recovery Professionals of Maryland	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

African Communities Together (ACT)UNF 1

CASH Campaign of MarylandUNF 1

Community Legal ServicesUNF 1

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

Fight Blight BmoreUNF 1

Maryland Association of JusticeUNF 1

Maryland Legal AidUNF 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderUNF 1

Maryland State's Attorneys' AssociationUNF 1

MD Circuit Court Clerks AssnFWA 1

Prince George's County GovernmentINFO 1

Pro Bono Resource CenterUNF 1

Public Justice CenterUNF 1

Shore Legal AccessUNF 1

Towing & Recovery Professionals of MarylandINFO 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

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

INFOMansfield, AndreaTowing & Recovery Professionals of MarylandRegistered for: HDR Engineering, Inc.; Adventist HealthCare, Inc.; Alkermes; Alterwood Health, Inc.; American Chemistry Council; Amrize North America Inc., formerly Holcim Participations (US) Inc.…