HB 80 Maryland House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Fee Disclosures

HB 80 requires landlords managing four or more rental units to provide prospective tenants with a clear, written list of all fees (including mandatory and optional fees like parking or pet charges) before signing a lease. It prohibits landlords from charging any mandatory fee that wasn’t disclosed in advance and makes lease terms violating this rule unenforceable. Tenants can sue landlords for violations occurring after February 2027, potentially recovering triple damages plus attorney fees. The law excludes utility charges, security deposits, and fees tied to tenant actions (like replacement keys), and takes effect October 1, 2026.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Aug 13, 2025 Last action Mar 20, 2026
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First - Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Fee Disclosures Third - Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Fee Disclosures · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill updates the legislative history of HB 80 to reflect its adoption by the House and adds formatting clarifications to the explanatory notes. The substantive policy content regarding landlord fee disclosures remains unchanged.
Scope change
No substantive changes to the bill's scope or applicability; only administrative updates to the bill's status and formatting.
TECHNICAL

Added committee report status showing the bill was adopted with amendments and read a second time on February 23, 2026.

Changed the bill title header from 'A BILL ENTITLED' to 'CHAPTER ______' to indicate it has been assigned a chapter number.

Added a note explaining that underlining indicates amendments to the bill text.

Adjusted line numbers and formatting throughout the document to reflect the new chapter numbering system.

Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 24, 2026

How they voted

9535
Passed · 12 other
Total votes 142
Feb 24, 2026
D Democratic103
93 Yea 1 Nay 9
90% Yea
R Republican39
2 Yea 34 Nay 3
87% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Mar 6, 2026
Committee
Referred Judicial Proceedings
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
lower
Feb 24, 2026
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (95-35-12)
house of delegates
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
First Reading Economic Matters
lower
Aug 13, 2025
Introduced
Pre-filed
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel
DDemocratic
MD
17