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HB 767

EnactedCrossfile SB 442
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Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Procedures for Failure to Pay Rent, Breach of Lease, and Tenant Holding Over

Sponsor: Jen Terrasa (District 13)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Real PropertyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 563 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring a landlord to provide certain notice to a tenant when a court has issued a warrant of restitution for a failure of a tenant to pay rent, a breach of lease, or a tenant holding over under certain circumstances; establishing certain procedures and requirements for the execution of a warrant for repossession; establishing that the Act does not restrict the authority of the State or a local jurisdiction to enact or enforce certain legislation; applying the Act prospectively; etc.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 57FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 7UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVArikat, Loraine1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers EastWritten (PDF)
FAVBuck, RachaelA Wider CircleOral + Written (PDF)
FAVAyalew, SolomonAfrican Communities Together (ACT)Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVHummer, JulieAnne Arundel County CouncilOral
FAVRosenberg, MayaB8211Oral
FAVCoronado Flores, JoseCASAPosition only
FAVKeys, RachaelCASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLANDWritten (PDF)
FAVWilson Randall, ClaudiaCommunity Development Network of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVSarro, LisaCommunity Legal ServicesOral + Written (PDF)
FAVWilpone-Welborn, KiraConsumer Protection Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney GeneralWritten (PDF)
FAVTerrasa, JenDelegate, MD General AssemblyWritten (PDF)
FAVCook, ChuckDepartment of Housing and Community DevelopmentWritten (PDF)
FAVGallagher, ZoelobbyistEconomic Action MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVBailey, DarrickICH People's CommitteeOral
FAVWeissman, LouiseJews United for JusticeWritten (PDF)
FAVZelaya, MichellelobbyistMaryland Catholic ConferenceWritten (PDF)
FAVSchumitz, KalilobbyistMaryland Center on Economic PolicyWritten (PDF)
FAVKelter, ChrisMaryland Centers for Independent LivingPosition only
FAVWeil, JenniferMaryland Legal AidOral + Written (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVLosak, MatthewMontgomery County Renters Alliance, Inc.Written (PDF)
FAVJacobs, RobinN/AWritten (PDF)
FAVDavis, KatherinePro Bono Resource CenterOral + Written (PDF)
FAVTurner, AlbertRenters United MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBlaha, KatherineSURJWritten (PDF)
FAVBadeker, MelissaSURJ BaltimoreWritten (PDF)
FAVHauck, BarbaraSURJ BaltimoreWritten (PDF)
FAVKleinman, JanSURJ BaltimoreWritten (PDF)
FAVPalmisano, EricaSURJ BaltimoreWritten (PDF)
FAVOrtega, ChelseaSantoni, Vocci & Ortega, LLCOral + Written (PDF)
FAVPowell, HollyShowing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)Written (PDF)
FAVHoffman, Theresa M.Showing Up for Racial Justice BaltimoreWritten (PDF)
FAVKeipper, LindsayShowing Up for Racial Justice- BaltimoreWritten (PDF)
FAVMcNair, LeeUnitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryPosition only
FAVKaplowitz, Richard KAPYearWritten (PDF)
FAVAllen, SusanIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVAskew, TerrelIndividualOral
FAVBaker, ChissellIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBunch, AyannaIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDelegate Terrasa, Delegate TerrasalegislatorIndividualOral
FAVDolamore, StephanieIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVFord, JohnIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVFraser, BrytaniIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVFriedman, DavidIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVGilliam, TenikaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVGrasso, KatherineIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVHenderson, JuneIndividualOral
FAVLent, MichaelIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVNemphos, ChristinaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVRosenthal, AnneIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSchaffer, BarbaraIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVShifrin, JoIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSpriggs, TonyaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVThompson, AjahIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVYoder, DarylIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVYost, E.V.IndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVZeimer, RanIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFClark, AshleylobbyistHarris Jones & Malone, LLCOral + Written (PDF)
UNFGraf, LorilobbyistMaryland Building Industry AssociationWritten (PDF)
UNFCarr, JohnPrince George's County SheriffOral
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Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGallagher, ZoeEconomic Action MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland
FAVZelaya, MichelleMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference
FAVSchumitz, KaliMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy
UNFClark, AshleyHarris Jones & Malone, LLCRegistered for: Beltway Fine Wine; Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company; Community Associations Institute/Maryland Legislative Action Committee; Employ Prince George's, Inc.; Frederick Community College; Greater Baltimore Committee
UNFGraf, LoriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association
UNFCastelli, 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
UNFAnleu, BrianRegistered for: AOBA; Apartment & Office Building Association; National Apartment Association