Legislation

Title: Real Property - Eviction Actions - Alterations in Actions for Repossession
Sponsored by: Delegate Wells
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Establishing that certain procedural notice requirements must be fulfilled prior to the filing of a complaint by a landlord or a landlord's duly qualified agent for the repossession of residential rental property for failure to pay rent; requiring that, before a landlord may file a complaint to repossess property for the failure to pay rent, the landlord deliver certain written notice to a tenant; altering from the fifth to the seventh day following the filing of a complaint that at tenant much appear before the court; etc.

Committees

Original:: Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media; Environment and Transportation

Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB0454

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2021

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 10/30/2020 Legislative Date 10/30/2020 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/13/2021 Legislative Date 1/13/2021 Action First Reading Judiciary and Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Real Property - Alterations in Actions for Repossession and Establishment of Eviction Diversion Program Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/26/2021 Legislative Date 1/26/2021 Action Hearing 2/17 at 1:30 p.m. (Judiciary) Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/11/2021 Legislative Date 3/11/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/11/2021 Legislative Date 3/03/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments {692910/1 Adopted Proceedings 22 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/11/2021 Legislative Date 3/03/2021 Action Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate Clippinger) Adopted Proceedings 22 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/04/2021 Action Floor Committee Amendment {122510/1 Adopted Proceedings 23 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/04/2021 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 23 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Real Property - Eviction Actions - Alterations in Actions for Repossession Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2021 Legislative Date 3/05/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (91-40) Proceedings 24 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2021 Legislative Date 2/26/2021 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 27 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	10/30/2020	10/30/2020	Pre-filed
House	1/13/2021	1/13/2021	First Reading Judiciary and Environment and Transportation
			Text - First - Real Property - Alterations in Actions for Repossession and Establishment of Eviction Diversion Program
House	1/26/2021	1/26/2021	Hearing 2/17 at 1:30 p.m. (Judiciary)
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/11/2021	3/11/2021	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
House	3/11/2021	3/03/2021	Favorable with Amendments {692910/1 Adopted	22 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/11/2021	3/03/2021	Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate Clippinger) Adopted	22 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/12/2021	3/04/2021	Floor Committee Amendment {122510/1 Adopted	23 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/12/2021	3/04/2021	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	23 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Real Property - Eviction Actions - Alterations in Actions for Repossession
House	3/16/2021	3/05/2021	Third Reading Passed (91-40)	24 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/17/2021	2/26/2021	Referred Judicial Proceedings	27 Click to view Recorded Media

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