Legislation

Title: Real Property - Ground Leases - Past Due Ground Rent
Sponsored by: Delegate Holmes
Status: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 124
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Clarifying that a ground lease holder may not bring any suit, action, or proceeding against the current leasehold tenant or a former leasehold tenant to recover the ground rent that was due and owing before the date the current leasehold tenant acquired title to the leasehold interest if the ground lease was not registered in accordance with certain law prior to the date the current leasehold tenant acquired title, notwithstanding any other provision of law.

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Original:: Environment and Transportation Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings

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Cross-filed with: SB0170

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0753 Session: 2019 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2020

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/17/2020 Legislative Date 1/17/2020 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/17/2020 Legislative Date 1/17/2020 Action Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/17/2020 Legislative Date 1/17/2020 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/17/2020 Legislative Date 1/17/2020 Action Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Real Property - Ground Leases - Past Due Ground Rent Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/17/2020 Legislative Date 2/17/2020 Action Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/18/2020 Legislative Date 2/18/2020 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 30 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Real Property - Ground Leases - Past Due Ground Rent Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/20/2020 Legislative Date 2/20/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (139-0) Proceedings 32 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/21/2020 Legislative Date 2/21/2020 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 33 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/14/2020 Legislative Date 3/14/2020 Action Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/14/2020 Legislative Date 3/09/2020 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/15/2020 Legislative Date 3/10/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (45-0) Proceedings 49 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2020 Legislative Date 3/12/2020 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 49AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/08/2020 Legislative Date 5/08/2020 Action Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 124 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Real Property - Ground Leases - Past Due Ground Rent Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/17/2020	1/17/2020	First Reading Environment and Transportation
House	1/17/2020	1/17/2020	Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m.
House	1/17/2020	1/17/2020	Hearing canceled
House	1/17/2020	1/17/2020	Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m.
			Text - First - Real Property - Ground Leases - Past Due Ground Rent
			Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation	Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/17/2020	2/17/2020	Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation
House	2/18/2020	2/18/2020	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	30 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Real Property - Ground Leases - Past Due Ground Rent
House	2/20/2020	2/20/2020	Third Reading Passed (139-0)	32 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/21/2020	2/21/2020	Referred Judicial Proceedings	33 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/14/2020	3/14/2020	Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate	3/14/2020	3/09/2020	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	48 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/15/2020	3/10/2020	Third Reading Passed (45-0)	49 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/16/2020	3/12/2020	Returned Passed	49AClick to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/08/2020	5/08/2020	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 124
			Text - Chapter - Real Property - Ground Leases - Past Due Ground Rent

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