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Subtitle 1 - General Rules
Section 8-101 - Remedies of and Against Transferee of Reversion in Leased Property - A transferee of the reversion in leased property or of...
Section 8-102 - Remedy on Covenants in Case of Merger - If the reversion of any leased premises merges in any...
Section 8-103 - No Merger by Mortgage to Landlord - There is no merger by reason of any grant by...
Section 8-104 - In Grant of Nonpossessory Corporeal Interest, Attornment by Tenant Unnecessary; Payment of Rent Before Notice - Any grant of a nonpossessory corporeal estate is valid and...
Section 8-105 - Exculpatory and Indemnification Clauses - If the effect of any provision of a lease is...
Section 8-106 - Payment of Rent on Death of Landlord Who Is Life Tenant - If a landlord, having only an estate for life, dies...
Section 8-107 - Limitation of Actions - If there is no demand or payment for more than...
Section 8-108 - Judgment for Renewal of Lease - (a) A court may enter judgment for the renewal of...
Section 8-109 - Effect of Covenant for Perpetual Renewal in Lease - Uninterrupted possession for 12 months after the expiration of the...
Section 8-111 - Back Rent on Renewal of Lease - If a tenant named in a lease or an assignee...
Section 8-112 - Termination of Tenancy for Fire or Unavoidable Accident - If the improvements on property rented for a term of...
Section 8-113 - Effect of Covenant to Surrender Premises in Good Repair - A covenant or promise by the tenant to leave, restore,...
Section 8-114 - Right of Tenant to Remove Fixtures Not Impaired by Subsequent Lease - The right of a tenant to remove fixtures erected by...
Section 8-115 - Rent Reserved as Crops - (a) If a share of growing crops is reserved as...
Section 8-116 - Stripping and Marketing of Tobacco - (a) If tobacco is grown on leased property and the...
Section 8-117 - Ownership of Propane Gas Container Placed on Leased Land - (a) If a propane gas container with a total capacity...
Section 8-118 - Rent Escrow Account in Certain Landlord-Tenant Actions - (a) In an action under § 8-401, § 8-402, or...
Section 8-118.1 - Escrow Account in Wrongful Detainer Action - (a) (1) In an action under § 14–132 of this...
Subtitle 2 - Residential Leases
Section 8-201 - Applicability of Subtitle - (a) This subtitle is applicable only to residential leases unless...
Section 8-202 - Lease Option Agreements - (a) For the purposes of this section, a “lease option...
Section 8-203 - Security Deposits - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 8-203.1 - Security Deposit Receipt - (a) A receipt for a security deposit shall notify the...
Section 8-204 - Covenant of Quiet Enjoyment - (a) This section is applicable only to single or multi-family...
Section 8-205 - Landlord to Give Tenant Receipt - (a) (1) In Anne Arundel County, unless the tenant makes...
Section 8-205.1 - Payments for Water or Sewer Utility Services to Landlord - (a) In this section, “utility service provider” means a public...
Section 8-206 - Retaliatory Evictions in Montgomery County - (a) Evictions described in subsection (b) of this section are...
Section 8-207 - Duty of Aggrieved Party to Mitigate Damages on Breach of Lease; Secondary Liability of Tenant for Rent - (a) The aggrieved party in a breach of a lease...
Section 8-208 - Written Leases; Supplementary Rights Afforded by Local Law or Ordinance; Prohibited Provisions Not Enforceable; Damages; Severability - (a) (1) On or after October 1, 1999, any landlord...
Section 8-208.1 - Retaliatory Actions - (a) (1) For any reason listed in paragraph (2) of...
Section 8-208.2 - Retaliatory Actions for Informing Landlord of Lead Poisoning Hazards - (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of § 8-208.1 of this subtitle,...
Section 8-208.3 - Landlord to Maintain Record of Rent Paid - Every landlord shall maintain a records system showing the dates...
Section 8-210 - Information to Be Posted or Provided by Landlord - (a) (1) The landlord of any residential rental property shall...
Section 8-211 - Repair of Dangerous Defects; Rent Escrow - (a) The purpose of this section is to provide tenants...
Section 8-211.1 - Failure of Lessor to Remove Lead-Based Paint; Rent Escrow - (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law or any agreement, whether...
Section 8-212.1 - Liability of Military Personnel Receiving Certain Orders - (a) In this section, “change of assignment” includes: (1) Permanent...
Section 8-212.2 - Limitation of Liability of a Tenant for Rent - (a) This section does not apply to a tenant under...
Section 8-212.3 - Deduction From Rent for Utility Payments by Tenant Owed by Landlord - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 8-213 - Applications for Leases; Deposits - (a) An application for a lease shall contain a statement...
Section 8-214 - Keeping of Household Pets by Elderly Persons in Montgomery County - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 8-215 - Termination of Lease for Failure to Comply With Applicable Risk Reduction - (a) In this section, “affected property” and “owner” have the...
Section 8-216 - Prohibition on Nonjudicial Evictions by Willful Diminution of Services - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 8-217 - Conversion of Senior Apartment Facility Into Apartment Facility for General Population - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 8-218 - Reusable Tenant Screening Reports -- Information Regarding Prospective Tenant -- Notification to Prospective Tenants -- Chargingfees Prohibited -- Certification Regarding Material Changes -- Rejection of Application - (a) In this section, “reusable tenant screening report” means a...
Subtitle 3 - Distress for Rent
Section 8-301 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 8-302 - Action at Law; Jurisdiction; Leases Subject to Distress; Venue - (a) Distress for rent is an action at law and...
Section 8-303 - Form and Contents of Petition; Service - (a) An action of distress shall be brought by the...
Section 8-304 - Show-Cause Order - (a) When an action of distress is filed, the clerk...
Section 8-305 - Order of Levy; Service of Petition and Order; Inventory; Return; Amended Levy and Inventory - (a) On a determination of reasonable probability, the court promptly...
Section 8-306 - Goods Levied On; Exclusions From Levy - (a) The levy under an action of distress shall be...
Section 8-307 - Exemptions From Levy; Goods Subject to Security Interest - (a) The following are exempt from distress: (1) Hand-powered and...
Section 8-308 - Levied Goods in Court - Goods levied on under distress shall be held in custodia...
Section 8-309 - Entry Under Levy; Forcible Entry; Time of Levy - (a) In making levy under an action of distress, no...
Section 8-310 - Removal of Levied Goods; Bond - On petition of any plaintiff in distress and a showing...
Section 8-311 - Levy on Goods of Third Person; Finality of Levy; Removal of Excluded Goods - (a) Within seven days after the levy, any person who...
Section 8-312 - Effect of Levy on Title to Goods; Risk of Loss of Levied Goods - (a) Levy on goods under distress does not affect or...
Section 8-313 - Expense of Removing Goods; Liability for Removal of Goods Affixed to the Property - (a) The expense of removal of any goods from the...
Section 8-314 - Answer to Petition; Hearing; Final Order of Sale - (a) The defendant in an action of distress may file...
Section 8-315 - Order to Follow Removed Goods; Goods in Another Jurisdiction; Entry Under Order to Follow Goods - (a) If a tenant removes the tenant’s goods from the...
Section 8-316 - Bond for Return of Levied Goods; Order to Release Goods - (a) Any person whose goods are levied on or seized...
Section 8-317 - Order to Make Forcible Entry After Levy on Goods - If goods are levied on under distress and remain on...
Section 8-318 - Notice of Sale - (a) Notice of sale of goods under an action of...
Section 8-319 - Manner of Sale; Removal for Sale - Sales under distress shall be held only at public auction....
Section 8-320 - Disposition of Unsold Goods; Surplus Proceeds of Sale; Order in Which Goods to Be Sold - (a) Only those goods necessary to satisfy the claim for...
Section 8-321 - Security for Costs - The officer may require a plaintiff to indemnify the officer...
Section 8-322 - Costs - (a) (1) The costs charged in actions of distress shall...
Section 8-323 - Rights of Third Party When Goods Sold Under Distress - If the goods of a third party are distrained on...
Section 8-324 - Termination of Leases; Possession of Premises - (a) If the plaintiff in an action of distress makes...
Section 8-325 - Deficiency Judgment; Hearing; Exemptions - (a) If the amount received from a sale of goods...
Section 8-326 - Levy on Goods of Husband and Wife - In a lease naming either husband or wife as tenant,...
Section 8-327 - Amendment of Petition or Other Pleading - A petition for distress, and any other petition or pleading...
Section 8-328 - Death of Tenant; Corporate Tenant Ceasing to Exist; Order Requiring Posting of Copy of Petition - (a) If a tenant under a lease dies, or, if...
Section 8-329 - Assignment of Leases; Liability of Assignee - (a) If a lease for more than three months is...
Section 8-330 - Service of Process - Service of all process by the court following service of...
Section 8-331 - Stay When Notice Not Received - If the court finds that any notice required under this...
Section 8-332 - Right to Appeal; Time for Taking; Trial; Stays - (a) Any aggrieved party may appeal from any final order...
Subtitle 4 - Landlord's Remedies Other Than Distraint
Section 8-401 - Failure to Pay Rent - (a) Whenever the tenant or tenants fail to pay the...
Section 8-402 - Holding Over - (a) (1) A tenant under any periodic tenancy, or at...
Section 8-402.1 - Breach of Lease - (a) (1) (i) Where an unexpired lease for a stated...
Section 8-402.2 - Ejectment - (a) (1) This section applies to property: (i) Leased for...
Section 8-403 - Payment of Rents Into Court or Administrative Agency - (a) If the court in any case brought under §...
Section 8-404 - Disputed Claims to Possession - (a) In this section, “claimant” means the person identified by...
Section 8-405 - Summary Ejectment When Tenant Dies Intestate and Without Next of Kin - (a) If a tenant under a lease dies intestate and...
Subtitle 5 - Tenant Remedies
Section 8-501 - Time of Notice to Terminate Tenancy - No written agreement between a landlord and tenant shall provide...
Subtitle 5A - Rental Housing -- Victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Section 8-5A-01 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 8-5A-02 - Termination of Lease - (a) Subject to the requirements of subsections (b) and (c)...
Section 8-5A-03 - Notice -- Victim of Domestic Violence - (a) If a tenant or legal occupant is a victim...
Section 8-5A-04 - Notice -- Victim of Sexual Assault - (a) If a tenant or legal occupant is a victim...
Section 8-5A-05 - Action for Possession of Property - (a) This section applies to an action for possession of...
Section 8-5A-06 - Written Request to Change Locks - (a) A person who is a victim of domestic violence...
Subtitle 6 - Jury Demands
Section 8-601 - Authorized - Any party to an action brought in the District Court...
Section 8-602 - Pleadings; Time of Filings - (a) A jury demand must be made by a separate...
Section 8-603 - Enforceability of Waivers in Lease - (a) A provision contained within a residential lease in which...
Section 8-604 - Appellate Review - (a) A demand for trial by jury under this subtitle...
Subtitle 7 - Registry of Ground Leases
Section 8-701 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 8-702 - Scope - (a) This subtitle applies to residential property that was or...
Section 8-703 - Online Registry - (a) The Department shall maintain an online registry of properties...
Section 8-704 - Registration of Ground Lease - (a) A ground lease holder shall register a ground lease...
Section 8-705 - Registration of Ground Lease -- by Department - (a) The Department shall register a ground lease when the...
Section 8-706 - Notification to Department of Change in Circumstances - After a ground lease is registered, the ground lease holder...
Section 8-707 - When Ground Lease Not Registered - If a ground lease is not registered in accordance with...
Section 8-707.1 - Redemption of Ground Lease -- Documentation - (a) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a...
Section 8-708 - Coordination With State Archives - The Department shall work with the State Archives to coordinate...
Section 8-710 - Regulations - The Department shall adopt regulations to carry out this subtitle.
Subtitle 8 - Residential Ground Leases
Section 8-801 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 8-802 - General Consideration - (a) This subtitle applies to residential property that was or...
Section 8-803 - Reversionary Interest Under a Ground Lease or Sublease Prohibited for Four or Fewer Dwelling Units - (a) This section does not apply to property that is...
Section 8-804 - Redemption of Certain Reversions - (a) (1) Except as provided in subsection (f) of this...
Section 8-805 - Conversion of Irredeemable Ground Rents - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 8-806 - Past Due Ground Rent Pursuant to Action by Ground Lease Holder or Reversionary Transferee - (a) (1) In any suit, action, or proceeding by a...
Section 8-807 - Action for Possession - (a) For property subject to a ground lease in effect...
Section 8-808 - Notice of Change of Address and Transfer of Leasehold Interest on Property Subject to Ground Lease - (a) Within 30 days of any change of address of...
Section 8-809 - Collection and Notice for the Payment of Ground Rent - (a) A ground lease holder may not collect a yearly...
Section 8-810 - Notice of Transfer of Ground Lease - (a) Within 30 days after any transfer of a ground...
Section 8-811 - Notice of Ground Rent in Contract for Sale of Property - A contract for the sale of real property subject to...
Section 8-812 - Redemption of Ground Lease - (a) This section does not apply to a: (1) Home...
Subtitle 9 - Access to Legal Representation in Eviction Cases
Section 8-901 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 8-902 - Access by Covered Individual to Legal Representation - A covered individual shall have access to legal representation as...
Section 8-903 - Access to Counsel in Evictions Program -- Purpose of Program - (a) There is an Access to Counsel in Evictions Program...
Section 8-904 - Proceedings to Evict or Terminate Tenancy or Housing Subsidy -- Access to Legal Representation -- Timing -- Contract for Services - (a) Under the Program, MLSC shall provide for access to...
Section 8-905 - Informational Pamphlet Developed -- Copies Served With Process by Sheriff or Constable - (a) MLSC shall develop an informational pamphlet in both English...
Section 8-906 - Outreach and Education to Tenants Regarding Rights and Legal Representation - MLSC shall designate and contract with appropriate community groups to...
Section 8-907 - Annual Report of Activities - On or before August 31 each year, MLSC shall report...
Section 8-908 - Access to Counsel in Evictions Task Force -- Members -- Chair -- Staff -- Compensation -- Annual Report on Findings and Recommendations -- Grants - (a) There is an Access to Counsel in Evictions Task...
Section 8-909 - Access to Counsel in Evictions Special Fund -- Purpose/ Administration -- Special, Nonlapsing Fund -- Fund Contents -- Use of Fund - (a) There is an Access to Counsel in Evictions Special...
Section 8-910 - Implementation in Phased in Manner -- Priority in Funding -- Subject to Funding - (a) Legal representation as required under this subtitle shall be...
Section 8-911 - Representation Provided by Local Jurisdiction -- Allocation of Funding to Local Program - (a) A local jurisdiction may enact a local law providing...