Maryland House Bill 847: Criminal Law - Fraud - Possession of Residential Real Property

Maryland · 2026 Regular Session

What it does

Prohibiting a person from possessing or claiming a right to possess residential real property the person does not lawfully possess or own with the intent to defraud another; authorizing the owner of certain residential real property to file a certain sworn affidavit and requiring a law enforcement officer to remove a certain person from residential real property under certain circumstances; and providing that the Act does not prohibit the owner of residential real property from filing a wrongful detainer action.

Latest action

Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (2026-02-05)

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