HOUSE BILL 683

File Code: Real Property Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 471

Sponsored By:

Delegate C. Davis

Entitled:

Ground Rents - Actions for Ejectment - Reasonable Efforts to Locate Tenant

Synopsis:

Requiring that a landlord under a ground lease who seeks to serve process in an action for ejectment by posting show by affidavit that the efforts to locate the tenant included a person-search using a recognized national skip-trace database.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/6

First Reading Environmental Matters

2/9

Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.

2/28

Hearing cancelled

Hearing 3/9 at 1:00 p.m.

3/23

Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COMPUTERS -see also- ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; ELECTRONIC GOVMNT.

EVICTION

INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES -see also- CRIM BCKGRND INVEST.

LANDLORD AND TENANT -see also- EVICTION; LEASES & RENT; etc.

LEASES AND RENT

PROCESS SERVING

Bill affects the following Statute:

Real Property

( 8-402.2 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered