Two elected leaders in Maryland’s second-largest county support a proposed bill to prioritize modernizing housing records in Maryland during the upcoming legislative session to combat the state’s squatting epidemic and social media users who profit from spreading the problem.
Dubbed the Maryland Blockchain-Based Real Property Title Pilot Program Act of 2026, state Sen. Ron Watson, D-Prince George’s County, told Spotlight on Maryland the bill he plans to introduce in the Maryland General Assembly is a key to solving the state’s escalating squatting epidemic.
When blockchain came out several years ago, many said it was a solution waiting for a problem,” Watson said. “Guess what? We have a problem.”
Watson was one of the only lead sponsors to pass an anti-squatting bill during the last assembly session successfully. The law, set to take effect in October, will expedite the court process for removing unauthorized occupants or squatters from owned property, which can currently take up to two years to resolve.
The Prince George’s County lawmaker said Marylanders from around that state continue to contact his office, saying the passed law does not go far enough.
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