02/13/2026
🚨We need your help to stop squatters!🚨
Delegate Mike Griffith’s bill HB0765- Criminal Law - Counterfeiting and Possession of Counterfeit Lease - Penalty, will be heard in the house Judiciary Committee on February 17th.
Bill Summary
* Makes it illegal to create, help create, or possess a fake lease or rental agreement
* Targets fraud
* Treats making a counterfeit lease as a felony
* Treats possessing a counterfeit lease as a misdemeanor
What we need!
We need you to testify on this bill. To tell your stories and explain why this bill is so important to help solve the squatting issue in the State of Maryland..
How and where can you testify?
Hearing Details
* Committee: House Judiciary Committee
* Date & Time: Tuesday, February 17 at 1:00 p.m.
* Location: House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
Sign Up for Testimony;
* When to sign up:�For a Tuesday hearing, the witness signup and written testimony submission window opens on the preceding Friday (two business days before),February 13, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
* How to sign up:
1. Create a MyMGA account at
https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mga.../Account/Register/Tracking
2. Click Witness Signup.
3. Select the House Judiciary Committee and find the bill (or status item) scheduled for 2/17.
4. Choose your position (if you support the bill select favorable).
5. Select whether you want to submit written, oral, or both types of testimony (we urge in person oral).
6. Upload written testimony as a PDF if submitting it.
Hit Save at the top left corner of the webpage (you might have scroll to the top of the page to find the button) to finalize your submission or else it will not be recorded.
We hope you can be there to help prevent further thefts of real property
🚨We need your help to stop squatters!🚨
Delegate Mike Griffith’s bill HB0765- Criminal Law - Counterfeiting and Possession of Counterfeit Lease - Penalty, will be heard in the house Judiciary Committee on February 17th.
Bill Summary
* Makes it illegal to create, help create, or possess a fake lease or rental agreement
* Targets fraud
* Treats making a counterfeit lease as a felony
* Treats possessing a counterfeit lease as a misdemeanor
What we need!
We need you to testify on this bill. To tell your stories and explain why this bill is so important to help solve the squatting issue in the State of Maryland..
How and where can you testify?
Hearing Details
* Committee: House Judiciary Committee
* Date & Time: Tuesday, February 17 at 1:00 p.m.
* Location: House Office Building, Room 100, Annapolis, MD
Sign Up for Testimony;
* When to sign up:�For a Tuesday hearing, the witness signup and written testimony submission window opens on the preceding Friday (two business days before),February 13, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
* How to sign up:
1. Create a MyMGA account at
https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Account/Register/Tracking
2. Click Witness Signup.
3. Select the House Judiciary Committee and find the bill (or status item) scheduled for 2/17.
4. Choose your position (if you support the bill select favorable).
5. Select whether you want to submit written, oral, or both types of testimony (we urge in person oral).
6. Upload written testimony as a PDF if submitting it.
Hit Save at the top left corner of the webpage (you might have scroll to the top of the page to find the button) to finalize your submission or else it will not be recorded.
We hope you can be there to help prevent further thefts of real property
