File Code: Real Property
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegate Simmons
- Entitled:
-
Landlord and Tenant - Summary Ejectment Proceedings - Recovery of Attorney's
Fees
Authorizing the court in a summary ejectment proceeding in the case of
a nonresidential tenancy to award reasonable attorney's fees to the
landlord if the lease agreement authorizes the landlord to recover
attorney's fees.
House Action
- 2/2
- First Reading Environmental Matters
- Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/12
- Favorable Report by Environmental Matters
- 3/13
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/15
- Third Reading Passed (135-0)
- 3/28
- Returned Passed
Senate Action
- 3/16
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 3/21
- Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/30
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 3/28
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/29
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
- 4/24
- Approved by the Governor
- - Chapter 236
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Attorneys
- Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans'; etc.
- Eviction
- Fees -see also- Devt Fees and Taxes; Reimbursement Rates
- Landlord and Tenant -see also- Eviction; Leases & Rent; etc.
- Leases and Rent
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Real Property
- (
8-401
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments:
None offered
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
- March 15, 2007: Third Reading Passed (135-0)
Senate
- March 29, 2007: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
