SB 462

Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Good Cause Termination (Good Cause Eviction)

Sponsor: C. Anthony Muse (District 26)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Real PropertyStatus: Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing a county to adopt, by local law or ordinance, provisions prohibiting certain landlords of residential property from failing to renew a lease during the lease period or from terminating a holdover tenancy without good cause; establishing certain requirements and prohibitions for a local law or ordinance adopted in accordance with the Act; etc.

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Testimony (83)

MGA witness list

FAV 76FavorableUNF 6UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Arikat, Loraine	1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East	Written (PDF)
FAV	RUBIN, ANNA	Anna Rubin	Written (PDF)
FAV	Moore, Tonaeyalobbyist	CASH Campaign of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	DuBois, Gwen	Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility	Written (PDF)
FAV	Searcy, Talisha	City of Takoma Park	Written (PDF)
FAV	Duvall, Jessamine	Columbia Housing Center, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sarro, Lisa	Community Legal Services	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schniderman, Saul	Community Vision for Takoma	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilpone-Welborn, Kira	Consumer Protection Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FAV	Helgerson, Sheila	Cornerstone Community Housing, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Day, Jake	Department of Housing and Community Development	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	Dews & Associates	Position only
FAV	Dickinson, Leslie	Disability Rights Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bevan-Dangel, Jenniferlobbyist	Economic Action Maryland Fund	Written (PDF)
FAV	Reed, Danlobbyist	Greater Greater Washington	Written (PDF)
FAV	Diamond, Joanna	Health Care for the Homeless	Written (PDF)
FAV	Evans, Allison	JUFJ	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rives, Kelli	Jewish Community Relations Council of Howard County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Agarin, Ufuoma	Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Büttner, Lisa	Long Branch Housing Action Team	Written (PDF)
FAV	Canales, Yolanda	Long Branch Housing Action Team	Written (PDF)
FAV	Porter, Kathy	Long Branch Housing Action Team	Written (PDF)
FAV	Zacarias, Floridalma	Long Branch Housing Action Team	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mendez, Paola	Long Branch Housing Action Team (LBHAT)	Written (PDF)
FAV	White, Virginia	Maryland Association of Counties	Written (PDF)
FAV	Zelaya, Michellelobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schumitz, Kalilobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shah, Zafar	Maryland Legal Aid	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sayles, Laurie-Anne	Montgomery County Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stewart, Kate	Montgomery County Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mink, Kristin	Montgomery County Council District 5	Written (PDF)
FAV	Losak, Matthew	Montgomery County Renters Alliance, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	English, Michael	N/A	Written (PDF)
FAV	Proctor, Karessa	NASW Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Snyder, Co-Chair, Abby	Poverty Free Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Davis, Katherine	Pro Bono Resource Center	Position only
FAV	Gottlich, Vicki	Retired	Written (PDF)
FAV	Blaha, Katherine	SURJ	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkins, Katherine	SURJ	Written (PDF)
FAV	Eckel, Rianna	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ortega, Chelsea	Santoni, Vocci & Ortega, LLC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Muse, C. Anthony	Senator Muse	Written (PDF)
FAV	Powell, Holly	Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hoffman, Theresa M.	Showing Up for Racial Justice Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Keipper, Lindsay	Showing Up for Racial Justice- Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	SWASC, UM	Social Work Advocates for Social Change	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schneider, Glennlobbyist	The Horizon Foundation	Position only
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Allen, Susan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Avery, Micah	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Berger, Zackary	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bonner, Kristen	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bourozikas, George	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Demarais, Frank	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ford, John	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Friedman, David	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Greengrass, Mara	Individual	Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers EastFAV 1

Anna RubinFAV 1

CASH Campaign of MarylandFAV 1

Chesapeake Physicians for Social ResponsibilityFAV 1

City of Takoma ParkFAV 1

Columbia Housing Center, Inc.FAV 1

Community Legal ServicesFAV 1

Community Vision for TakomaFAV 1

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

Cornerstone Community Housing, Inc.FAV 1

Department of Housing and Community DevelopmentFAV 1

Dews & AssociatesFAV 1

Disability Rights MarylandFAV 1

Economic Action Maryland FundFAV 1

Greater Greater WashingtonFAV 1

Health Care for the HomelessFAV 1

Jewish Community Relations Council of Howard CountyFAV 1

JUFJFAV 1

Legislative Black Caucus of MarylandFAV 1

Long Branch Housing Action TeamFAV 4

Long Branch Housing Action Team (LBHAT)FAV 1

Maryland Association of CountiesFAV 1

Maryland Bankers AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Building Industry AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 1

Maryland JudiciaryINFO 1

Maryland Legal AidFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

Montgomery CountyFAV 1

Montgomery County CouncilFAV 2

Montgomery County Council District 5FAV 1

Montgomery County Renters Alliance, Inc.FAV 1

N/AFAV 1

NASW MarylandFAV 1

Poverty Free MarylandFAV 1

Pro Bono Resource CenterFAV 1

PWRJUNF 1

RetiredFAV 1

Rifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLCUNF 1

Santoni, Vocci & Ortega, LLCFAV 1

Senator MuseFAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)FAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice BaltimoreFAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice- BaltimoreFAV 1

Social Work Advocates for Social ChangeFAV 1

SURJFAV 2

SURJ BaltimoreFAV 1

The Horizon FoundationFAV 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMoore, TonaeyaCASH Campaign of MarylandRegistered for: CASH Campaign of Maryland

FAVDews, ChristopherDews & AssociatesRegistered for: Advance Maryland Education Fund; Beyond Impact; Center for Urban Families; Dews & Associates; Out for Justice, Inc.; REFORM Alliance…

FAVBevan-Dangel, JenniferEconomic Action Maryland FundRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Humane Society of the United States; Chesapeake Bay Foundation; Humane World for Animals

FAVReed, DanGreater Greater WashingtonRegistered for: Greater Greater Washington

FAVZelaya, MichelleMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference

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

FAVSchneider, GlennThe Horizon FoundationRegistered for: Horizon Foundation of Howard County, Inc., The

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

UNFCoale, TomPWRJRegistered for: Advantage Capital; Authorium; Baltimore Orioles; CI Renewables; City of Annapolis; Ecphora Capital…

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…

UNFAnleu, BrianRegistered for: AOBA; Apartment & Office Building Association; National Apartment 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…