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Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Family Child Care Homes

Sponsor: Michele Guyton (District 42B)Committee: Economic MattersSubject: Real PropertyStatus: Laid Over (Delegate Hartman) Adopted (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing a landlord to impose an increased security deposit if a tenant operates or plans to operate a family child care home on the leased premises; prohibiting a landlord of certain residential rental property from prohibiting or unreasonably limiting the operation of a family child care home on the property; providing that landlords of certain residential rental property are immune from civil liability; authorizing a landlord to require a certain tenant to purchase a liability insurance policy; applying the Act prospectively; etc.

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Testimony (15)

MGA witness list
FAV 14FavorableUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVJahromi, LauraChildren's Opportunity AllianceWritten (PDF)
FAVColmers, EllyCompass AdvocacyOral
FAVGuyton, MicheleDelegate Michele GuytonWritten (PDF)
FAVSchaefer, StephanieMDAEYCWritten (PDF)
FAVAnwar, UmeraMSFCCAOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDANIELS, RUBYMSFCCAOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBogdan, HenrylobbyistMaryland NonprofitsPosition only
FAVPeusch, ChristinaMaryland State Child Care AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVCratsley, LaurelMaryland State Department of EducationWritten (PDF)
FAVJones, Del. DanaMaryland Women's CaucusWritten (PDF)
FAVCano, ChristopherlobbyistSEIU Local 500Written (PDF)
FAVMcGriff, MollyUnited way of Central MDWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Guyton, Delegate GuytonlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVMorrow, BethIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFCastelli, WilliamlobbyistRifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLCWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits
FAVCano, ChristopherSEIU Local 500Registered for: SEIU Local 500
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