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Legislative follow-up: Self-help evictions in Maryland
The Public Justice Center's Matt Hill summarizes our efforts to ban non-judicial, or self-help, evictions in Maryland.
Free Legal Aid provides useful information about eviction. In addition to the video here, be sure you check out other resources.
Tenant Defenses to Evictions in Maryland
When trying to evict a tenant for one of these reasons, a landlord must carefully follow the rules set forth in the Maryland statutes, which provide the rules and regulations landlords and tenants must follow when renting property within the state. check to learn more.
The Maryland eviction notice for noncompliance with any other provision of the lease, such as by having unauthorized tenants or pets, requires a 30-day notice for the tenant to comply or the lease will terminate. check to learn more.
Maryland Tenant Rights to Withhold Rent
Before you can withhold rent or use the repair and deduct remedy, make sure that the circumstances justify you paying less rent and that you comply with state legal requirements on things like notice you must provide your landlord. check to learn more.