SB 989

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Real Property - Unauthorized Occupants - Sheriff's Property Registry and Removal

Sponsor: Nick Charles (District 25)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Real PropertyStatus: Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing a sheriff of a county to establish an Unauthorized Occupant Registry for residential real property located in the county in order to facilitate the removal of unauthorized occupants from dwellings on residential property in the county; authorizing a residential property owner to enroll the property in a registry established in accordance with the Act and to request the removal of an unauthorized occupant from the property by a sheriff, subject to certain requirements; etc.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 3FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 15Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Blendy, Nicholas	Baltimore City Sheriff's Office	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
FAV	Senator Charles, Senator Charleslegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Michaels, Charles	Beyond the Boundaries	Written (PDF)
UNF	Wilpone-Welborn, Kira	Consumer Protection Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Dickinson, Leslie	Disability Rights Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Nnamdi, Nneka	Fight Blight Bmore	Oral
UNF	Schumitz, Kalilobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Written (PDF)
UNF	Vormelker, Will	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
UNF	Davis, Katherine	Pro Bono Resource Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Ortega, Chelsea	Santoni, Vocci & Ortega, LLC	Written (PDF)
UNF	Rodriguez, Anthony	Shore Legal Access	Written (PDF)
UNF	Kern, John	The SOS Fund	Oral
UNF	Hill, Matt	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Jackson, Rysharn	Individual	Oral
UNF	Lent, Michael	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Raghubar, Prakash	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Rubin, Jeffrey	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Sarro, Lisa	Community Legal Services	Written (PDF)
FWA	Clark, Ashleylobbyist	Harris Jones & Malone, LLC	Written (PDF)
FWA	May, Lisalobbyist	Maryland REALTORS	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	McGee, Christalobbyist	Maryland Realtors	Oral

Organizations on record

Baltimore City Sheriff's OfficeFAV 1

Beyond the BoundariesUNF 1

Community Legal ServicesFWA 1

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

Disability Rights MarylandUNF 1

Fight Blight BmoreUNF 1

Harris Jones & Malone, LLCFWA 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyUNF 1

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1

Maryland RealtorsFWA 1

Maryland REALTORSFWA 1

Pro Bono Resource CenterUNF 1

Santoni, Vocci & Ortega, LLCUNF 1

Shore Legal AccessUNF 1

The SOS FundUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFSchumitz, KaliMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy

FWAClark, 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…

FWAMay, LisaMaryland REALTORSRegistered for: Maryland REALTORS; Maryland Association of Realtors

FWAMcGee, ChristaMaryland RealtorsRegistered for: Maryland REALTORS; Maryland Association of Realtors