MD SB807 | 2023 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-14 - Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 6 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-14 - Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Establishing that a landlord that offers a dwelling for rent is deemed to warrant the dwelling fit for human habitation; authorizing a single tenant or tenants' organization to seek remedies on behalf of a group of tenants for a landlord's failure to repair serious and dangerous defects on the leased premises; authorizing a tenant, a group of tenants, or a tenants' organization to bring a civil action for money damages if a landlord fails to repair certain defects within 90 days of the court finding the conditions complained of exist; etc.
Title
Landlord and Tenant - Failure to Repair Serious and Dangerous Defects - Tenant Remedies (Tenant Safety Act)
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2023-02-14 | Senate | Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
2023-02-06 | Senate | First Reading Judicial Proceedings |
Same As/Similar To
HB691 (Crossfiled) 2023-03-29 - Hearing 4/04 at 1:00 p.m.
Subjects
Civil Actions
Landlords and Tenants
Leases and Rent
Penalties and Sentences
Petitions
Real Property
Safety
Landlords and Tenants
Leases and Rent
Penalties and Sentences
Petitions
Real Property
Safety
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
---|---|---|---|---|
Real Property | 8 | 211 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
Real Property | 8 | 211.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
Maryland State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0807?ys=2023RS |
Text | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0807f.pdf |