MD SB1059 | 2013 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 7 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-03-26 - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 7 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-03-26 - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Prohibiting a landlord from requesting or accepting an application fee from a prospective tenant who intends to use, for the payment of rent, a form of government housing assistance that the landlord will not accept; requiring a landlord who violates the Act to refund the application fee to the prospective tenant; and establishing that a landlord who violates the Act is liable to the prospective tenant for damages equal to three times the amount of the application fee.
Title
Landlord and Tenant - Application Fees - Prospective Tenants Who Receive Housing Assistance
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-03-26 | Senate | Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2013-03-13 | Senate | Rereferred to Judicial Proceedings |
| 2013-03-07 | Senate | Motion Rules Suspended for late introduction (Senator Raskin) Adopted |
| 2013-03-07 | Senate | Referred Senate Rules |
| 2013-03-07 | Senate | First Reading Senate Rules |
