HB 305

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Baltimore County - Nuisance Actions - Community Association

Sponsor: Baltimore County DelegationCommittee: Government, Labor, and ElectionsSubject: Real PropertyStatus: Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the definitions of 'community association' and 'local code violation' to authorize community associations to seek judicial relief for nuisance abatement in Baltimore County; requiring certain notices relating to nuisance actions to be provided to the county code enforcement agency and certain tenants and property owners; repealing a provision of law requiring a certain court to determine the amount and conditions of a bond filed by a community association in a certain nuisance action; etc.

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Testimony (18)

MGA witness list

FAV 8FavorableUNF 10Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	DeMinco, Lynne	BCRW	Position only
FAV	Ebersole, Del. Eric	Baltimore County House Delegation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Roth-Gormley, Shana	Community Law Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Roth-Gormley, Shana	Community Law Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Silverman, Scott	Nagle & Zaller, PC	Oral
FAV	Baltimore County Delegation, Baltimore County Delegation	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Grammer, Delegate Grammerlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
UNF	Plaut, Arilobbyist	Law Offices of Boston and Plaut	Written (PDF)
UNF	Plaut, Arilobbyist	Law Offices of Boston and Plaut	Written (PDF)
UNF	Enten, Robert	Maryland Bankers Association	Oral
UNF	Enten, Robert	Maryland Bankers Association	Oral
UNF	Graf, Lorilobbyist	Maryland Building Industry Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Graf, Lorilobbyist	Maryland Building Industry Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ballentine, Tom	NAIOP Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Ballentine, Tom	NAIOP Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Greenfield, Aaronlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Greenfield, Aaronlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Baltimore County House DelegationFAV 1

BCRWFAV 1

Community Law CenterFAV 2

Law Offices of Boston and PlautUNF 2

Maryland Bankers AssociationUNF 2

Maryland Building Industry AssociationUNF 2

Nagle & Zaller, PCFAV 1

NAIOP MarylandUNF 2

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFPlaut, AriLaw Offices of Boston and PlautRegistered for: ADT, LLC dba ADT Security Services; Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates - Philip Morris USA Inc., John Middleton Co., U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co., Helix Innovations LLC & NJOY, LLC; Amazon.com Services, Inc c/o Frank D. Boston III, Attorney at Law; Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3; CoinFlip; Crown MD Online Gaming LLC…

UNFGraf, LoriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association

UNFGreenfield, AaronRegistered for: BTS Bioenergy; Baltimore Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Inc.; Embassy of Japan; Ernst & Young, LLP; FEi Systems; Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake…