Maryland House Bill 1532 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 11 2013 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2013-03-23 - Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibiting a governing body of a homeowners association or council of unit owners of a condominium from demanding, collecting, or seeking to recover attorney's fees from a lot owner or unit owner unless the amount of the attorney's fees is reasonable in relation to the amount in controversy or the nature of a specified violation; establishing that, in a specified action against a lot owner or unit owner, there is a specified rebuttable presumption that attorney's fees sought are reasonable; etc.

Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Attorney's Fees

Sen. Jill Carter [D]

2012-03-11 - House - House Floor - Motion Rules Suspended for late introduction (Carter) Adopted (131-0) (Y: 131 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 5) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-03-23	House	Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters
2013-03-21	House	Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m.
2013-03-20	House	Rereferred to Environmental Matters
2013-03-11	House	Referred House Rules and Executive Nominations
2013-03-11	House	Motion Rules Suspended for late introduction (Delegate Carter) Adopted (131-0)
2013-03-11	House	First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB1532?ys=2013rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2013RS/bills/hb/hb1532f.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2013RS/fnotes/bil_0002/hb1532.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2013RS/votes_comm/hb1532_env.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb1532,h-0270&stab=02&ys=2013RS