Maryland’s new laws went into effect October 1. Here are some important laws that will affect tenants and landlords:
LANDLORD–TENANT – NONRENEWAL OF LEASE – NOTICE REQUIREMENTS
Altering the period of time prior to the expiration of a tenancy that a landlord is required to notify a tenant, in writing, of the intent to terminate a tenancy upon expiration, under certain circumstances and subject to certain conditions; applying the notice provisions statewide; and applying the Act to any residential lease executed in the State on or after October 1, 2021, and, beginning October 1, 2021, to any residential lease executed before October 1, 2021, that has expired and resulted in a certain tenancy on or after October 1, 2021. (Link)
REAL PROPERTY – SALE OF MOBILE HOME PARKS – NOTICE REQUIREMENTS
Altering the time frame of certain notices that a mobile home park owner is required to provide to each resident in the mobile home park and the Department of Housing and Community Development and to post in a public area of the mobile home park, concerning the sale of the mobile home park, to be not less than 30 days before the date of the sale of the park. (Link)
LANDLORD AND TENANT – RESIDENTIAL TENANTS – ACCESS TO COUNSEL
Establishing that certain procedural notice requirements must be fulfilled prior to the filing of a complaint by a landlord or a landlord’s agent for the repossession of residential rental property for failure to pay rent; establishing that certain individuals shall have access to legal representation in eviction proceedings; establishing the Access to Counsel in Evictions Program to direct services to provide covered individuals with access to legal representation; establishing a certain Task Force; etc. (Link)
SOUTHERN MARYLAND – DWELLING REGISTRATION AND INSPECTION – FEES AND FINES
Authorizing the code home rule counties of the Southern Maryland class to require a certain property owner to register certain property with the county in order to offer the property for lease; authorizing the code home rule counties of the Southern Maryland class to charge a fee for registering certain property with the county and to impose a fine for a dwelling that is not registered with the county; and authorizing code home rule counties of the Southern Maryland class to conduct certain inspections and impose certain fines for certain violations. (Link)
REAL PROPERTY – LANDLORD AND TENANT – REUSABLE TENANT SCREENING REPORTS
Requiring that a reusable tenant screening report contain certain information regarding a prospective tenant of residential property; requiring a landlord to provide certain notice to prospective tenants regarding whether or not the landlord accepts reusable tenant screening reports; prohibiting a landlord that accepts a reusable tenant screening report from assessing certain fees; authorizing a landlord to require a prospective tenant to make a certain certification; etc. (Link)