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SB 747

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Condominiums - Unit Owner Responsibility for Damage or Destruction and Mandatory Insurance Coverage

Sponsor: Mike McKay (District 1)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Real PropertyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 717 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Providing that a certain unit owner is responsible for a certain cost of repair or replacement for certain portions of a condominium under certain circumstances; requiring a council of unit owners to inform unit owners annually of certain responsibilities; requiring a certain condominium unit owner to obtain a condominium unit owner insurance policy or a substantially similar property insurance policy for the unit; and requiring a certain insurance policy to include certain provisions.

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Testimony (15)

MGA witness list
FAV 10FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVLieberman, JimLeisure WorldWritten (PDF)
FAVMay, LisalobbyistMaryland REALTORSWritten (PDF)
FAVRASMUSSEN, DENNISlobbyistThe Rasmussen Group LLCWritten (PDF)
FAVKaplowitz, Richard KAPYearWritten (PDF)
FAVKaplowitz, Richard KAPYearWritten (PDF)
FAVMcKay, MikeIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVMcKay, MikeIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator McKay, Senator McKaylegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator McKay, Senator McKaylegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator McKay, Senator McKaylegislatorIndividualOral
UNFHarting, MartalobbyistVenableWritten (PDF)
FWALeven, Steve2700/2800 Stonecliff Condominium Association, Inc.Oral + Written (PDF)
FWALieberman, JimLeisure WorldWritten (PDF)
FWASilverman, ScottNagle & Zaller, PCOral + Written (PDF)
INFOStraughn, KarenConsumer Protection Division of the Office of the Attorney GeneralWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMay, LisaMaryland REALTORSRegistered for: Maryland REALTORS; Maryland Association of Realtors
FAVRASMUSSEN, DENNISThe Rasmussen Group LLCRegistered for: Baltimore Children's Museum, Inc. dba Port Discovery Children's Museum; Chesapeake Renewable Energy, LLC; Chesapeake Ventures Development, LLC; Greater Ocean City Maryland Chamber of Commerce, Inc.; HarborRock Holdings, LLC; Maryland Mortgage Bankers & Brokers Association (MMBBA)
UNFHarting, MartaVenableRegistered for: Abbott Laboratories; Annie E. Casey Foundation, Inc., The; Asurion Insurance Services, Inc.; Baltimore Community Foundation; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Baltimore Public Markets Corporation