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Landlord and Tenant - Tenant Repair and Maintenance Complaint Hotline - Establishment

Sponsor: Terri L. Hill (District 12A)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Real PropertyStatus: Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Attorney General to establish a certain toll-free hotline for certain tenant complaints concerning repair and maintenance; authorizing the Office of the Attorney General to take certain actions under certain circumstances; and requiring, on or before February 1, 2026, through 2030, the Office to report on the hotline established under the Act.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 8FavorableUNF 6UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVBogdan, HenrylobbyistMaryland NonprofitsPosition only
FAVAllen, SusanIndividualPosition only
FAVDelegate Hill, Delegate HilllegislatorIndividualOral
FAVHill, TerriIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVLent, MichaelIndividualPosition only
FAVMauer, WilliamIndividualPosition only
FAVWilliams, TraceyIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFWilpone-Welborn, KiraConsumer Protection Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney GeneralWritten (PDF)
UNFGraf, LorilobbyistMaryland Building Industry AssociationWritten (PDF)
UNFThemelis, NinaMayor's Office of Government RelationsWritten (PDF)
UNFCastelli, WilliamlobbyistRifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLCWritten (PDF)
UNFBagwell, AshlielobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFMeyerovich, MarkIndividualPosition only
INFOCook, ChuckDepartment of Housing and Community DevelopmentWritten (PDF)
INFOHypolite, CrystalHousing Authority of Baltimore CityWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits
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
UNFBagwell, AshlieRegistered for: AbbVie Inc.; Aligned Data Centers; American Academy of Anesthesiology Assistants, Inc.; Atmosphere Data Centers LLC; Baltimore Civic Fund, Inc.; Beltway Fine Wine