Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 2 - Residential Leases
Section 8-205.1 - Payments for Water or Sewer Utility Services to Landlord

(a)    In this section, “utility service provider” means a public service company or a unit of State or local government that provides water or sewer utility services.
    (b)    (1)    This section applies only to a landlord of a building that contains one or two residential dwelling units.
        (2)    This section does not apply to a landlord that requires a tenant, under an oral or written lease, to pay water or sewer bills directly to the utility service provider.
    (c)    A landlord that requires a tenant to make payments for water or sewer utility services to the landlord shall:
        (1)    Use a written lease that provides notice that the tenant is responsible for making payments for water or sewer utility services to the landlord; and
        (2)    Provide a copy of the water or sewer bill to the tenant.

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