2007 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 502

CHAPTER NUMBER: 289
File Code: Real Property Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 398
Sponsored By:
Delegate Stein and the Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Anderson, Beidle, Branch, Bromwell, Cardin, Carter, V. Clagett, Conaway, Doory, Dumais, Glenn, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Kach, Kirk, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lawton, Love, McIntosh, Oaks, Olszewski, Robinson, Sophocleus, Stukes, and Tarrant
Entitled:
Ground Rents - Notices Regarding Ground Leases on Residential Property

Synopsis:

Requiring a leasehold tenant under a specified ground lease to notify the ground lease holder of any change of address of the leasehold tenant within a specified time period; altering the method by which a leasehold tenant is required to give specified notices to a ground lease holder; requiring a ground lease holder under a specified ground lease to mail to the leasehold tenant a bill for the payment of ground rent due no later than 60 days before the payment is due; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action
2/6
First Reading Environmental Matters
2/7
Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
3/16
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/17
Third Reading Passed (137-0)
4/1
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/21
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
4/5
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
4/1
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/2
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/8
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 289

Sponsored by:

Delegate Dana Stein, District 11
Administration
Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
Delegate Pamela Beidle, District 32
Delegate Talmadge Branch, District 45
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate Frank M. Conaway, Jr., District 40
Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Cheryl Glenn, District 45
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5
Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
Delegate Stephen W. Lafferty, District 42
Delegate Jane E. Lawton, District 18
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 43
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate John A. Olszewski, Jr., District 6
Delegate Barbara Robinson, District 40
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Speaker, The
Delegate Melvin Stukes, District 44
Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Contracts -see also- Land Installment Contracts; Procurement
Disclosure
Forms
Landlord and Tenant -see also- Eviction; Leases & Rent; etc.
Leases and Rent
Notices
Real Property

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Real Property
( 14-116 , 14-116.1 , 14-117 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 300614/01     Offered on: March 16, 2007   at: 11:39 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 17, 2007: Third Reading Passed (137-0)
Senate
April 2, 2007: Third Reading Passed (47-0)