Self-Help. Ok or Not? Commercial Property
Self-Help. Ok or Not? Commercial Property“Self-help,” in a leasing context, typically refers to the landlord’s historical remedy of locking out a defaulting tenant and obtaining possession of the premises without going through judicial procedures. Traditionally under the common law, a landlord was subject to few limitations in choosing its remedies against a defaulting tenant, including…
Read MoreMaryland Court upholds Landlord Self-Help Remedy
Maryland Court of Appeals Re-Affirms the Landlord Self-Help RemedyWhat is “self-help”? Self-help is the act of peacefully enforcing one’s rights without resorting to the court process. Self-help is legal in Maryland as long as it is reasonable, peaceful, and does not violate some other law. The difficulty or complexity in implementing self-help is not to…
Read MoreMontgomery County Council imposes 6% cap on rent hikes
Story found on DCist.com – by Morgan Baskin The Montgomery County Council voted 7-4 on Tuesday to implement a sweeping rent stabilization law governing how much most property owners can charge the roughly 35% of county residents who rent their homes – making it among the largest jurisdictions in the country to pass such a…
Read MoreSheriff Cogen stopped posting eviction notices.
Story by: Emily Sullivan Published 12/4/2022 11:36 a.m. EST, Updated 12/4/2022 12:07 p.m. EST Baltimore’s new sheriff Sam Cogen has instructed deputies to end the department’s longtime policy of posting eviction notices in common spaces of apartment buildings when deputies are unable to access individual units. Cogen announced the new policy on Thursday, his first…
Read MoreBaltimore couple awarded $186k for eviction issues
Madeleine O’Neill February 2, 2023The Daily Record A federal jury awarded $186,000 to a Baltimore couple who lost their belongings under a city ordinance that gives landlords the immediate right to take possession of items left behind when an eviction takes place.The couple, Marshall and Tiffany Todman, won a total of $36,000 in damages for lost…
Read MoreMD Atty. Gen. Proposes Higher Eviction Filing Fee
Maryland Attorney General renews call for increase to eviction filing fee Due to the high number of eviction cases in Maryland’s courts, Brian E. Frosh (attorney general) urged state legislators to raise the landlords’ filing fee by at least $15 (with $80 as the Maximum). And, according to the Department of Legislative Services, Frosh’s proposal…
Read MoreNew*** Notice of Intent to File a Complaint
Effective October 1, 2021, before a landlord may file a complaint for failure to pay rent,the landlord must provide to the tenant a written notice of the landlord’s intent to file such a case unless the tenant pays all the rent claimed to be owed within 10 days. An explanation letter from the District Court…
Read MoreHoldover Tenant guide: Everything you need to know
What is a Holdover Tenant? The term Holdover Tenant is a bit vague, as it can refer to a tenant who remains in the property but does not pay rent, which can result in eviction. The term “holdover tenant” can also refer to a situation where the tenant pays rent, but the lease is not…
Read MoreHow Long Does it Take to Evict a Tenant in Maryland?
In the state of Maryland, there are multiple ways to evict a tenant from your property: Failure to Pay, Breach of Lease, Hold-Over, Wrongful Detainer, etc. This article will focus on the Failure to Pay process and the specific rules and procedures set forth by the state that landlords or property managers must follow (see…
Read MorePitfalls Investors May Make in Maryland
Some of the trends that I see especially in the Baltimore, MD area. Buying houses at auctions without researching the area. It might seem like a good investment to bid on a house that is only $5k-10k. You might say to yourself, I could put in $50,000 to fix it up and ask…
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