CHAPTER NUMBER: 502
File Code: Real Property
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 686/03 - ENV
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 974
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Stern, Frush, Glassman, Hogan, Lawton, McConkey,
Montgomery, and Weir
- Entitled:
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Real Property - Residential Leases - Surety Bonds in Lieu of Security
Deposits
Authorizing a tenant to purchase a surety bond in lieu of paying all
or part of a security deposit to a landlord for the purpose of
providing specified protection to the landlord; providing that the
amount of a surety bond, or the aggregate amount of a surety bond and
a security deposit, may not exceed a specified sum; specifying the
claims for which a surety bond may be used; establishing the rights
and responsibilities of a tenant, landlord, and a surety under the
Act; etc.
House Action
- 2/27
- First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- 3/6
- Re-referred Environmental Matters
- 3/14
- Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/24
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
- 3/21
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/23
- Third Reading Passed (138-0)
- 4/5
- Returned Passed
Senate Action
- 3/25
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 4/4
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/5
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
- 5/16
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 502
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
- Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
- Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
- Delegate Patrick N. Hogan, District 3A
- Delegate Jane E. Lawton, District 18
- Delegate Tony McConkey, District 33A
- Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
- Delegate Michael H. Weir, Jr., District 6
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- BONDS -see also- COUNTY & BALTIMORE CITY BONDS; STATE BONDS.
- DISCLOSURE
- LANDLORD AND TENANT -see also- EVICTION; LEASES & RENT; etc.
- LEASES AND RENT
- NOTICES
- SECURITY DEPOSITS
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Real Property
- (
8-203
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
- Number: 620011/01 (PDF) Offered on: March 24, 2006 at:
11:46 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
- March 23, 2006: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Senate
- April 5, 2006: Third Reading Passed (47-0)