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Maryland House of DelegatesHB 774

Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Good Cause Termination (Good Cause Eviction)

Passed 84–41Party-line

What it does: Lets counties pass laws barring landlords who own six or more rental units from declining to renew a lease or ending a holdover tenancy without good cause, such as habitually late rent, serious lease violations or illegal activity. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)

Question before the chamber: Third Reading (HB) Calendar No.132 · On Third Reading

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The tally

Yes 84 · No 41 · Not voting 16

Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.

Votes by party
PartyYesNoNot voting
Democrats84513
Republicans0363

Most Democrats voted yes; most Republicans voted no. 5 members voted against their party’s majority.

Voted against their party’s majority

The full roll (141)

Yes 84

No 41

Not voting 16

“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.