Legislation - HB0767

Title: Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Procedures for Failure to Pay Rent, Breach of Lease, and Tenant Holding Over (Tenant Possessions Recovery Act)
Sponsored by: Delegates Terrasa, Acevero, Atterbeary, Boyce, Ebersole, Fair, Feldmark, Hill, Kaufman, Lehman, R. Lewis, Palakovich Carr, Pasteur, Ruth, White Holland, Wilkins, Williams, Allen, Behler, Foley, Healey, Stein, and Stewart
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Requiring a landlord to provide certain notice to a tenant when a court has issued a warrant of restitution for a failure of a tenant to pay rent, a breach of lease, or a tenant holding over under certain circumstances; establishing certain procedures and requirements for the execution of a warrant for repossession; providing for the disposition of certain personal property following the execution of a warrant of restitution; applying the Act prospectively; etc.

Committees

Original:: Environment and Transportation Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB0442

Introduced in a prior session as: HB1114 Session: 2024 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2025

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/29/2025 Legislative Date 1/29/2025 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Procedures for Failure to Pay Rent, Breach of Lease, and Tenant Holding Over (Tenant Possessions Recovery Act) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/29/2025 Legislative Date 1/29/2025 Action Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2025 Legislative Date 3/14/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2025 Legislative Date 3/05/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments {173822/1 Adopted Proceedings 45 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2025 Legislative Date 3/05/2025 Action Motion Special Order until 03/15 (Delegate M. Morgan) Adopted Proceedings 45 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2025 Legislative Date 3/06/2025 Action Floor Amendment {583029/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) Rejected (41-90) Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2025 Legislative Date 3/06/2025 Action Floor Amendment {973624/1 (Delegate R. Long) Rejected (38-91) Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2025 Legislative Date 3/06/2025 Action Floor Amendment {893023/1 (Delegate Adams) Rejected (38-95) Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2025 Legislative Date 3/06/2025 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Procedures for Failure to Pay Rent, Breach of Lease, and Tenant Holding Over (Tenant Possessions Recovery Act) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2025 Legislative Date 3/08/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (93-42) Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2025 Legislative Date 3/01/2025 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 49 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/29/2025	1/29/2025	First Reading Environment and Transportation
			Text - First - Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Procedures for Failure to Pay Rent, Breach of Lease, and Tenant Holding Over (Tenant Possessions Recovery Act)
House	1/29/2025	1/29/2025	Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/14/2025	3/14/2025	Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
House	3/14/2025	3/05/2025	Favorable with Amendments {173822/1 Adopted	45 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/14/2025	3/05/2025	Motion Special Order until 03/15 (Delegate M. Morgan) Adopted	45 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/15/2025	3/06/2025	Floor Amendment {583029/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) Rejected (41-90)	46 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/15/2025	3/06/2025	Floor Amendment {973624/1 (Delegate R. Long) Rejected (38-91)	46 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/15/2025	3/06/2025	Floor Amendment {893023/1 (Delegate Adams) Rejected (38-95)	46 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/15/2025	3/06/2025	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	46 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Procedures for Failure to Pay Rent, Breach of Lease, and Tenant Holding Over (Tenant Possessions Recovery Act)
House	3/17/2025	3/08/2025	Third Reading Passed (93-42)	48 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/17/2025	3/01/2025	Referred Judicial Proceedings	49 Click to view Recorded Media

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