2009 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 776

CHAPTER NUMBER: 615
EMERGENCY BILL File Code: Real Property Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 842
Sponsored By:
Delegates Healey, Lafferty, Hecht, Ali, Beidle, Bobo, Cane, Carr, Frush, Glenn, Holmes, Hucker, Shewell, Sossi, Stukes, Valderrama, Niemann, and V. Clagett
Entitled:
Real Property - Foreclosure of Mortgages and Deeds of Trust on Residential Property - Notice to Occupants

Synopsis:

Requiring a notice addressed to "all occupants" to be sent to the address of the residential property at the time of filing an action to foreclose a mortgage or deed of trust on residential property; requiring a notice of foreclosure sale addressed to "all occupants" to be sent to the address of the residential property a specified period of time before the foreclosure sale; applying the Act prospectively; making the Act an emergency measure; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
2/11
First Reading Environmental Matters
Hearing 3/5 at 1:00 p.m.
3/23
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
3/21
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/22
Third Reading Passed (136-1)
4/5
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (130-1)
Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
3/26
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
4/9
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
4/5
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/6
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/19
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 615

Sponsored by:

Delegate Anne Healey, District 22
Delegate Saqib Ali, District 39
Delegate Pamela Beidle, District 32
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Alfred C. Carr, Jr., District 18
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Cheryl D. Glenn, District 45
Delegate Sue Hecht, District 3A
Delegate Marvin E. Holmes, Jr., District 23B
Delegate Tom Hucker, District 20
Delegate Stephen W. Lafferty, District 42
Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47
Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A
Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
Delegate Melvin L. Stukes, District 44
Delegate Kriselda Valderrama, District 26

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Circuit Courts
Disclosure
Eviction
Foreclosure
Forms
Housing -see also- Apartments; Condominiums; Mobile Homes
Judgments
Landlord and Tenant -see also- Eviction; Leases & Rent; etc.
Mortgages
Notices
Real Property
Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records

Bill affects the following Statute:

Real Property
( 7-105.9 )

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: 430415/01     Offered on: March 24, 2009   at: 10:37 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 758977/01     Offered on: April 9, 2009   at: 12:45 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 22, 2009: Third Reading Passed (136-1)
April 5, 2009: Third Reading Passed (130-1)
Senate
April 6, 2009: Third Reading Passed (46-0)