Legislation

Title: Wicomico County - Landlord and Tenant - Repossession for Failure to Pay Rent - Procedures
Sponsored by: Senators Eckardt and Carozza
Status: In the House - First Reading Environment and Transportation
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Authorizing a landlord in Wicomico County to repossess property for failure to pay rent in a certain manner if judgement is given in favor of the landlord; requiring the landlord to provide a written notice of an intended repossession to a certain tenant in a certain manner; establishing a certain rebuttable presumption; requiring a sheriff to notify the District Court if the sheriff reasonably believes notice of the intended repossession has not been provided; applying the Act prospectively; etc.

Committees

Original:: Judicial Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Environment and Transportation

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Cross-filed with: HB0227

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2020

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/13/2020 Legislative Date 1/13/2020 Action First Reading Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Wicomico County - Landlord and Tenant - Repossession for Failure to Pay Rent - Procedures Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/14/2020 Legislative Date 1/14/2020 Action Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/10/2020 Legislative Date 2/10/2020 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/11/2020 Legislative Date 2/11/2020 Action Favorable with Amendments {638177/1 Adopted Proceedings 25 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/11/2020 Legislative Date 2/11/2020 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 25 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Wicomico County - Landlord and Tenant - Repossession for Failure to Pay Rent - Procedures Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/13/2020 Legislative Date 2/13/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (44-1) Proceedings 27 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/14/2020 Legislative Date 2/14/2020 Action Referred Environment and Transportation Proceedings 28 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	1/13/2020	1/13/2020	First Reading Judicial Proceedings
			Text - First - Wicomico County - Landlord and Tenant - Repossession for Failure to Pay Rent - Procedures
Senate	1/14/2020	1/14/2020	Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/10/2020	2/10/2020	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate	2/11/2020	2/11/2020	Favorable with Amendments {638177/1 Adopted	25 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/11/2020	2/11/2020	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	25 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Wicomico County - Landlord and Tenant - Repossession for Failure to Pay Rent - Procedures
Senate	2/13/2020	2/13/2020	Third Reading Passed (44-1)	27 Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/14/2020	2/14/2020	Referred Environment and Transportation	28 Click to view Recorded Media

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