Legislation

Title: Real Property – Body Attachments – Debt Related to Residential Tenancy
Sponsored by: Delegates Rosenberg and Dumais
Status: In the House - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation)
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Establishing that, in the case of a debt related to a residential tenancy where the court has entered a judgment in favor of the landlord, an individual arrested on a certain body attachment and taken before the court or a judicial officer of the District Court is entitled to be represented by counsel, including, if the individual is indigent, the Public Defender or a designee of the Public Defender; etc.

Committees

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

Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2018

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/05/2018 Legislative Date 2/05/2018 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation and Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Real Property – Body Attachments – Debt Related to Residential Tenancy Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/07/2018 Legislative Date 2/07/2018 Action Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/07/2018 Legislative Date 2/07/2018 Action Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	2/05/2018	2/05/2018	First Reading Environment and Transportation and Judiciary
			Text - First - Real Property – Body Attachments – Debt Related to Residential Tenancy
House	2/07/2018	2/07/2018	Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary)
House	2/07/2018	2/07/2018	Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation)

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