Maryland Senate Bill 493 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 29 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-15 - Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizing a landlord who uses a written lease to collect certain fees and charges as rent under certain conditions; providing that the Act applies only if the written lease used by a landlord includes a certain provision and provides a certain notice; requiring a lease to include notice of the ratio utility billing system used to allocate certain charges, under certain circumstances; prohibiting a landlord from filing a complaint for repossession if the only unpaid fee or charge is for water and is under $50; etc.

Real Property - Residential Leases - Collectible Rent (Rent Transparency Act)

Sen. Wayne Norman [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-02-15	Senate	Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.
2018-01-29	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0493?ys=2018rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/bills/sb/sb0493f.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/fnotes/bil_0003/sb0493.pdf