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Climate Solutions Affordability Act of 2026

Unhoused Individuals - Rights and Affirmative Defense

Environment - On-Site Wastewater Systems - Requirements for Inspection and Pumping Services and Implementation Dates

Residential Rental Apartments - Air-Conditioning Requirement

Sale of Residential Real Property - Required Flood Risk Disclosure

Sale of Residential Real Property - Required Flood Risk Disclosure

Environment - Water - Individual Submeters

Landlord and Tenant - Residential Housing - Rental Applications and Tenant Screening

Landlord and Tenant - Discrimination in Housing for Income-Based Housing Subsidies and Positive Rental History Reporting

Public Utilities - Solar Energy Generating Systems and Solar Renewable Energy Credits (Affordable Solar Act)

Residential Leases - Use of Algorithmic Device by Landlord to Determine Rent, Occupancy, and Lease Terms - Prohibition

Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Family Child Care Homes

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

Environment - Permit Applications for New Buildings - Notice (Large Buildings for Tomorrow Act)

Environment - Building Energy Performance Standards - Repeal

Small Solar Energy Generating System Incentive Program - Eligibility and Generating Capacity

Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Prospective Tenant Criminal History Records Check (Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act)

Water Companies and Sewage Disposal Companies - Eminent Domain Proceedings and Service Rates

Net Energy Metering, SUNRISE Program, and Community Solar Energy Generating Systems Program (SUNRISE Act)

Vehicle Manufacturers and Dealers - Dealer and Manufacturer Associations - Administrative Hearings

Environment - Building Energy Performance Standards and Energy Use Intensity Targets - Exemptions

Landlord and Tenant - Investor-Owned Single-Family Rental Property - Landlord Requirements

Consumer Protection - Dynamic Pricing Disclosure and Prohibition on Rent-Setting

Public Service Commission - Net Energy Metering - Successor Program

Environment - Reduction of Lead Risk in Housing - Modified Risk Reduction Standard

Real Property - Access to Counsel in Evictions Program and Mobile Home Parks

Unhoused Individuals - Rights and Affirmative Defense

Environment - Water - Individual Submeters

Landlord and Tenant - Discrimination in Housing for Income-Based Housing Subsidies and Positive Rental History Reporting

Landlord and Tenant - Discrimination in Housing for Income-Based Housing Subsidies and Positive Rental History Reporting

Public Utilities – Solar Energy Generating Systems and Solar Renewable Energy Credits (Affordable Solar Act)

Vehicle Manufacturers and Dealers - Dealer and Manufacturer Associations - Administrative Hearings

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

State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors - Funeral Direction Licensure and Apprentices - Requirements

Small Solar Energy Generating System Incentive Program - Eligibility and Generating Capacity

Real Property - Termination of Residential Real Estate Contracts - Contingency Clauses

Real Property - Access to Counsel in Evictions Program - Expansion

Climate Change, Homeowner's Insurance, and Emergency Management - Study

Land Use - Preservation of Natural Resources

Net Energy Metering, SUNRISE Program, and Community Solar Energy Generating Systems Program (SUNRISE Act)

Reduction of Lead Risk in Housing - Rental Dwelling Unit - Definition

Environment - Reduction of Lead Risk in Housing - Modified Risk Reduction Standard

Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Prospective Tenant Criminal History Records Check (Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act)

Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Prospective Tenant Criminal History Records Check (Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act)

Public Service Commission - Net Energy Metering - Successor Program

Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact

Environment - Building Energy Performance Standards - Alterations and Analysis

Residential Property - Assignment of Contracts of Sale - Disclosure Requirements and Rescission

Environment - Bay Restoration Fund - Septic System Upgrade Program

Maryland Building Performance Standards - Fossil Fuel Use and Electric-Ready Standards

Public Safety - Fuel Gas Piping Systems and Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing - Prohibitions and Study

Real Property - Holding Over - Expedited Hearing and Service of Summons for Active Duty Service Members

Residential Real Property - Local Limits on Summoning Law Enforcement or Emergency Services

Real Property - Actions for Wrongful Detainer - Required Postings

Unhoused Individuals - Rights, Civil Action, and Affirmative Defense

Interstate Dental and Dental Hygiene Licensure Compact

Nuisance and Breach of Lease Actions - Rodent Harborage

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

Environment - On-Site Wastewater Systems - Requirements for Inspection and Pumping Services and Extension of Sunset and Implementation Dates

Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Procedures for Failure to Pay Rent, Breach of Lease, and Tenant Holding Over

Student Health - Program for Student Dental Health - Established

Electronic Health Networks and Electronic Medical Record Vendors of Nursing Homes - Release of Records - Enforcement

Residential Leases - Use of Algorithmic Device by Landlord to Determine Rent - Prohibition

Human Relations - Discrimination in Housing - Income-Based Housing Subsidies

Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Family Child Care Homes

Maryland Building Performance Standards - Fossil Fuel Use, Energy Conservation, and Electric- and Solar-Ready Standards (Better Buildings Act of 2025)

Fair Share for Maryland Act of 2025

Morticians and Funeral Directors - Not-For-Profit Funeral Establishments

Residential Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Notice of Landlord Entry

Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Prospective Tenant Criminal History Records Check (Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act)

Landlord and Tenant - Evictions - Tenant's Personal Property and Moving Expenses and Services (Small Landlord Eviction Relief Act)

Real Property - Residential Rental Property - Pet Policy Disclosure (Pet Policy Transparency Act)

Landlord and Tenant - Tenant Repair and Maintenance Complaint Hotline - Establishment

Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Fee Disclosures

Environment - Building Energy Performance Standards and Energy Use Intensity Targets - Exemptions

Climate Solutions Affordability Act of 2025

Economic Development - Western Maryland Economic Future Investment Board and Senator George C. Edwards Fund - Alterations

Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact

Real Property - Holding Over - Expedited Hearing and Service of Summons for Active Duty Service Members

Environment - Bay Restoration Fund - Septic System Upgrade Program

Residential Real Property - Local Limits on Summoning Law Enforcement or Emergency Services

Residential Property - Assignment of Contracts of Sale - Disclosure Requirements and Rescission

Residential Property - Assignment of Contracts of Sale - Disclosure Requirements and Rescission

Public Safety - Fuel Gas Piping Systems and Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing - Prohibitions and Study

Public Safety - Fuel Gas Piping Systems and Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing - Prohibitions and Study

Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Procedures for Failure to Pay Rent, Breach of Lease, and Tenant Holding Over

Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Prospective Tenant Criminal History Records Check (Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act)

Interstate Dental and Dental Hygiene Licensure Compact

Residential Leases - Use of Algorithmic Device by Landlord to Determine Rent - Prohibition

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

Public Service Commission - Full Costs and Benefits Analysis of Sources of Electricity Generation

Human Relations - Discrimination in Housing - Income-Based Housing Subsidies

Electronic Health Networks and Electronic Medical Record Vendors of Nursing Homes - Release of Records - Enforcement

Vehicle Laws - Inspection Requirement

Mold - Landlord Requirements and Regulations (Maryland Tenant Mold Protection Act)

Fair Share for Maryland Act of 2025

Motor Vehicles - Rental Fleet Vehicles - Registration

Real Property - Residential Rental Property - Pet Policy Disclosure (Pet Policy Transparency Act)

Morticians and Funeral Directors - Not-For-Profit Funeral Establishments

Failure to Pay Rent Proceedings - Shielding of Court Records

Maryland Building Performance Standards – Fossil Fuel Use and Electric–Ready Standards

Department of the Environment - Fees, Penalties, Funding, and Regulation

Real Property - Nuisance and Breach of Lease Actions - Rodent Harborage

Community Schools - Rental Assistance for Community School Families Program and Fund - Establishment

Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Good Cause Termination Provisions

Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Good Cause Termination Provisions

Real Property - Land Installment Contracts - Requirements and Vendor Duties and Limitations

Residential Property Sales - Contract Disclosures - Superfund Sites

State Real Estate Commission - Complaints - Advertising Violations

Real Property - Residential Leases - Renter's Insurance Requirement

Agricultural Land - Adversarial Foreign Governments - Restrictions on Property Interests

Renters' Rights and Stabilization Act of 2024

Fire Protection and Prevention - Residential Rental Property - Requirements (Melanie Nicholle Diaz Fire Safety Act)

Landlords and Prospective Tenants - Residential Leases - Criminal History Review (Maryland Fair Chance in Housing Act)

Real Property - Residential Leases - Rent Increase Prohibition

Fair Share for Maryland Act of 2024

Condominiums and Homeowners Associations – Resale Contracts – Notice Requirements

Standing - Environmental and Natural Resources Protection Proceedings (Clean Water Justice Act of 2024)

Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Procedures for Failure to Pay Rent, Breach of Lease, and Tenant Holding Over

Landlord and Tenant - Failure to Repair Serious and Dangerous Defects - Tenant Remedies (Tenant Safety Act of 2024)

Landlord and Tenant - Failure to Repair Serious and Dangerous Defects - Tenant Remedies (Tenant Safety Act of 2024)

Housing and Community Development - Pets in Housing Developments

Real Property - Contracts of Sale - Title Report Requirement

Vehicle Laws – Manufacturers and Dealers – Standing of Dealer Associations

Maryland Building Performance Standards - Fossil Fuel Use, Energy Conservation, and Electric- and Solar-Ready Standards (Better Buildings Act of 2024)

Real Property - Residential Rental Apartments - Air-Conditioning Requirements

Real Property - Recordation of Instrument With False Information - Penalties and Actions to Quiet Title

Real Property - Recordation of Instrument With False Information - Penalties and Actions to Quiet Title

Real Property – Holding Over – Expedited Hearing and Service of Summons for Active Duty Service Member

Real Property – Holding Over – Expedited Hearing and Service of Summons for Active Duty Service Member

Residential Property – Assignment of Contracts of Sale – Disclosure Requirements and Rescission

Residential Property – Assignment of Contracts of Sale – Disclosure Requirements and Rescission

Criminal Law - Deed Fraud - Prohibition and Deed Fraud Prevention Grant Fund

Landlord and Tenant - Actions for Possession - Service of Process by a Private Detective

Zoning – Board of Appeals Decisions or Zoning Actions – Judicial Review

Condominiums - Sales Contracts - Asbestos Disclosure

Evidence - Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Fair Housing Testing

Residential Property Sales - Contract Disclosures - Superfund Sites

Real Property - Access to Counsel in Evictions Program - Mandated Reports

Community Schools - Rental Assistance for Community School Families Program and Fund - Establishment

Agricultural Land - Adversarial Foreign Governments - Restrictions on Property Interests

Renters' Rights and Stabilization Act of 2024

Landlords and Prospective Tenants - Residential Leases - Criminal History Review (Maryland Fair Chance in Housing Act)

Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Just Cause Termination Provisions

Standing - Environmental and Natural Resources Protection Proceedings (Clean Water Justice Act of 2024)

Real Property - Land Installment Contracts - Requirements and Vendor Duties and Limitations

Foreclosure Proceedings - Residential Mortgagors and Grantors - Access to Counsel

Fire Protection and Prevention – Residential Rental Property – Requirements (Melanie Nicholle Diaz Fire Safety Act)

Real Property - Residential Leases - Renter's Insurance Requirement

Fair Share for Maryland Act of 2024

Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Resale Contracts - Notice Requirements

Landlord and Tenant - Failure to Repair Serious and Dangerous Defects - Tenant Remedies (Tenant Safety Act of 2024)

Real Property – Contracts of Sale – Title Report Requirement

Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Procedures for Failure to Pay Rent, Breach of Lease, and Tenant Holding Over

Maryland Building Performance Standards – Fossil Fuel Use, Energy Conservation, and Electric– and Solar–Ready Standards (Better Buildings Act of 2024)

Zoning – Board of Appeals Decisions or Zoning Actions – Judicial Review

Private Well Safety Act of 2023

Failure to Pay Rent Proceedings - Prohibition on Rent Increases and Shielding of Court Records

Property Tax - Tax Sales - Payment of Balance After Foreclosure

Condominiums - Sales Contracts - Asbestos Disclosure

Property Tax - Tax Sales - Redemption

Ground Leases - Collection of Rent, Interest, Fees, and Other Expenses - Registration Requirements

Ground Leases – Notices and Billing – Forms and Requirements

Real Property - Residential Leases - Notification of Rent Increases

Sales and Use Tax - Secondhand Apparel - Exemption

Real Property - Limitations on Summoning Law Enforcement or Emergency Services - Prohibition

Residential Property - Sales Contracts - Disclosures

Real Estate Brokers - Brokerage Services - Real Estate Wholesaling

Recordation Tax - Indemnity Mortgage Exemption - Threshold Amount

Real Property - Land Installment Contracts - Requirements and Vendor Duties and Limitations

Real Property - Land Installment Contracts - Requirements and Vendor Duties and Limitations

Maryland Condominium Act – Amendments to the Declaration

Recordation Tax - Purchase Money Mortgage or Purchase Money Deed of Trust - Extent of Exemption

Environment - State Wetlands - Shoreline Restoration

Real Estate Brokers, Salespersons, and Associate Brokers - Continuing Education Courses - Alterations

Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Just Cause Termination Provisions

Landlord and Tenant - Failure to Repair Serious and Dangerous Defects - Tenant Remedies (Tenant Safety Act)

Landlord and Tenant - Failure to Repair Serious and Dangerous Defects - Tenant Remedies (Tenant Safety Act)

Commercial Law - Maryland Antitrust Act - Premerger Notification Requirement and Remedies

Statewide Rental Assistance Voucher Program – Establishment

Real Property - Nuisance Actions - Rodent Harborage

Real Property - Recordation of Instrument With False Information - Penalties and Actions to Quiet Title

Landlord and Tenant - Holding Over - Landlord Restrictions and Tenant Remedies

Baltimore City - Property Tax - In Rem Foreclosure of Vacant or Nuisance Property

Income Tax – Credit for Mold Remediation of Residential Rental Properties

Access to Counsel in Evictions - Funding

Maryland Building Performance Standards – Fossil Fuel Use and Electric–Ready Standards

Foreclosure Actions - Responsibility of Secured Parties and Stay for Determination of Financial Assistance

Real Estate Brokers - Disability or Death and Termination of Employment of a Broker

Real Estate Brokers - Disability or Death and Termination of Employment of a Broker

Ground Leases - Collection of Rent, Interest, Fees, and Other Expenses - Registration Requirements

Ground Leases – Notices and Billing – Forms and Requirements

Sales and Use Tax – Secondhand Apparel – Exemption

Real Property - Limitations on Summoning Law Enforcement or Emergency Services - Prohibition

Real Property - Limitations on Summoning Law Enforcement or Emergency Services - Prohibition

Recordation Tax - Indemnity Mortgage Exemption - Threshold Amount

Recordation Tax - Indemnity Mortgage Exemption - Threshold Amount

Private Well Safety Act of 2023

Frederick County - Residential Property Sales - Contract Disclosures

Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Just Cause Termination Provisions

Electronic Health Networks and Electronic Medical Records - Nursing Homes - Release of Records

Electronic Health Networks and Electronic Medical Records - Nursing Homes - Release of Records

Real Estate - Real Estate Brokerage Services and Termination of Residential Real Estate Contracts (The Anthony Moorman Act)

Commercial Law – Maryland Antitrust Act – Premerger Notification Requirement and Remedies

Mobile and Manufactured Homes - Relocation Plans and Sales of Communities (Manufactured Housing Modernization Act of 2023)

Private Wetlands - Structural Shoreline Stabilization Measures - Authorization

Landlord and Tenant - Failure to Repair Serious and Dangerous Defects - Tenant Remedies (Tenant Safety Act)

Real Property - Sale of Apartment Facilities - Rights of Qualified Organizations

Baltimore City - Property Tax - In Rem Foreclosure of Vacant or Nuisance Property

Foreclosure Proceedings - Residential Mortgagors and Grantors - Access to Counsel