Criminal Law - Fraud - Possession of Residential Real Property
What this bill does
Prohibiting a person from possessing or claiming a right to possess residential real property the person does not lawfully possess or own with the intent to defraud another; authorizing the owner of certain residential real property to file a certain sworn affidavit and requiring a law enforcement officer to remove a certain person from residential real property under certain circumstances; and providing that the Act does not prohibit the owner of residential real property from filing a wrongful detainer action.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (9)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Delegate Conaway, Delegate Conawaylegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Rosa, Richard | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | DuBois, Gwen | Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Wilpone-Welborn, Kira | Consumer Protection Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Dickinson, Leslie | Disability Rights Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Downs, Kirsten | Maryland Office of the Public Defender | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Davis, Katherine | Pro Bono Resource Center | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Hill, Matt | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Vormelker, Will | Maryland Judiciary | Written (PDF) |