The topics below are based on what is called the "Maryland Code" which contains the general laws passed by the Maryland legislature, the General Assembly.  The Landlord Tenant law can be found in Title 8 of the Real Property Article of the Maryland Code.  Most public libraries and offices of county counsels and incorporated towns have copies of the Code.

Although the law changes regularly, below are recent summaries of Landlord-Tenant law in Maryland.  

If you have a specific question or problem, visit the "Tips From The Experts" section first. 

• Lease Application (Maryland Code, Real Property, Section 8-213)
• Leases
• When The Tenant Is A Minor 
• Proper Notice (Maryland Code, Real Property, Sec. 8-208 (a)(5) and Sec. 8-501)
• Security Deposits (Maryland Code, Real Property, Section 8-203)  
• Rent Escrow (Maryland Code, Real Property, Section 8-211)
• Retaliatory Evictions Prohibited (Maryland Code, Real Property, Section 8-208.1) 
• Weather Related Eviction Postponement (Maryland Code, Real Property Section 8-401 (d)(2)
• Termination of Tenancy for Fire or Unavoidable Accident (Maryland Code, Real Property, Sections 8-112 to 8-113)
• Right to Possession at Beginning of Term (Maryland Code, Real Property, Section 8-204)
• Returning Property in Good Repair (Maryland Code, real Property, Section 8-113)
• Disclosure by Landlord (Maryland Code, Real Property, Section 2-120)
• Right of Entry by Landlords and Tenants' Right to Privacy 
• Required Receipts (Maryland Code, Real Property, Section 8-205)
• Required Records Maintenance (Maryland Code, Real Property, Section 8-208.3)
• Information Required to be Provided by Landlord (Maryland Code, Real Property, Section 8-210)
• Ordinary Wear and Tear
• Tenant or Landlord Dies
• Sale of Property
• Foreclosure of the Property
• Improvements Added to the Property
• Mitigation of Damages (Maryland Code, Real Property, Section 8-207)
• Quiet Enjoyment and Constructive Eviction (Maryland Code, Real Property, Section 2-115, 8-204)
• Common Area Responsibility
• Military Personnel Lease Liability (Maryland Code, Real Property, Section 8-212.1)
• Eviction or Distress Action During Period of Military Service (50 App. U.S.C.A. Section 530)
• Termination of Tenancy by Tenant
• Termination of Tenancy by Landlord (Maryland Code, real Property, Section 8-402)
• Holding Over With Consent (Maryland Code, Real Property, Section 8-402(c)) 
• Holding Over Without Consent (Maryland Code, Real Property, Section 6-402)
• Failure to Pay Rent (Maryland Code, Real Property, Section 8-401)
• Eviction for Breach of the Lease (Maryland Code, Real Property, Section 8-402.1
• Rent Escrow in Jury Trial Eviction Suit (Maryland Code, Real Property, Section 8-118)
• Payment of Rent During Eviction Trial Adjournment (Maryland Code, Real Property, Section 8-403)
• Seizure of Tenant's Possessions for Failure to Pay Rent (Maryland Code, Real Property, Sections 8-301 to 8-332)
• Smoke Detectors (Maryland Code, Articled 38A, Sections 12A and 13)
• Sprinkler Systems (Maryland Code, Article 38A, Section 123B)
• Community Remedies for Properties with Drug-Related Activity (Maryland Code, Real Property, Section 14-120)
• Insurance
• Roomers
• Sublease, Subtenants
• House Guest or Squatter Refuses to Leave (Maryland Code, Real Property, Section 402.3)

• Ground Rent Leases

• Tax Sale Notification (Maryland Code, Real Property, Section 14-836)

• Conversion to Condominium Ownership 

• Lease Option Agreements (Maryland Code, Real Property, Secretion 8-202)

Source: Maryland Legal Assistance Network (MLAN).  Updated by the Maryland State Law Library (MSLL).

Last date of review 3/17/08

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