Md. bill would require 14 days’ eviction notice and 10‑day property reclamation window

Delegate Jen Terrassa introduced House Bill 767 on Feb. 18, asking the House Environment and Transportation Committee to require landlords to notify tenants at least 14 days before a scheduled eviction and to allow a 10‑day reclamation period after an eviction so tenants can recover personal property.

Terrassa said the bill would bring Maryland in line with more than 30 states and the District of Columbia, and would reduce the risk that tenants lose medicines, family photos and other irreplaceable items when their belongings are put out on the curb. "The process is incredibly dehumanizing and often unpredictable," Delegate Jen Terrassa said, describing how tenants can be uninformed about the sheriff's scheduled removal and then find their possessions destroyed or stolen.

The nut graf: Supporters — including tenant advocates, legal aid attorneys and social‑service organizations — framed HB 767 as a narrow procedural fix designed to stop constitutional violations flagged by the Fourth Circuit and reduce public‑health and nuisance risks from eviction debris. They urged the committee to report the bill favorably, saying the change is administrable for landlords and…