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This section summarizes the law governing rental units in Maryland including federal, state, and local laws. It is intended as a resource for both tenants and landlords.

In Maryland, each political subdivision (the counties and the City of Baltimore) must have either its own housing or livability code or use the state "Minimum Livability Code". Some of the codes apply to all dwellings and others apply only to rental dwellings. Special rules for the City of Baltimore, Baltimore County, Anne Arundel County, Prince Georges County, and Montgomery County are covered here.

This section also covers the added rules and legal protections for subsidized and public housing units. It does not cover local codes or commercial leases.

• The Lease
  • Lease Option Agreements
• Security Deposits

• Right to Possession and Right to Privacy
• Constructive Eviction and Right to Quiet Enjoyment
• Roomers, Subleases and Subtenants
• When the Tenant is a Minor
• Returning Property in Good Repair
• Rules for Tenants in Public and Subsidized Housing

• Right of Entry
• Required Receipts and Records
• Information a Landlord must Disclose
• Common Area Responsibility
• Smoke Detectors and Sprinkler Systems

• Asking a Landlord to Make Repairs
• Eviction for Failure to Pay Rent
• Retaliatory Evictions
• Breach of Lease
  • Mitigation of Damages
• Landlord-Tenant Court
• Rent Payment During Eviction Proceedings
• House Guest Refuses to Leave

• Lease Liability and Eviction of Military Personnel on Active Duty

• Termination of Tenancy Requirements
• Holding Over After End of Tenancy
• Tenant or Landlord Dies

• Conversion to Condominium
• Sale of the Property
• Foreclosure of the Property
• Tax Sale