Maryland legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Maryland HB767: Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Procedures for Failure to Pay Rent, Breach of Lease, and Tenant Holding Over
Status: Chaptered, May 13, 2025
Requiring a landlord to provide certain notice to a tenant when a court has issued a warrant of restitution for a failure of a tenant to pay rent, a breach of lease, or a tenant holding over under certain circumstances; establishing certain procedures and requirements for the execution of a warrant for repossession; establishing that the Act does not restrict the authority of the State or a local jurisdiction to enact or enforce certain legislation; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
What the bill says
An act concerning Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Procedures for Failure to Pay Rent, Breach of Lease, and Tenant Holding Over (Tenant Possessions Recovery Act) FOR the purpose of requiring a landlord to provide certain notice to a tenant when a court has issued a warrant of restitution for a failure of a tenant to pay rent, a breach of lease, or a tenant holding over under certain circumstances; establishing certain procedures and requirements for the execution of a warrant for repossession…
From the enrolled text, May 15, 2025:
AN ACT concerning Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Procedures for Failure to Pay Rent, Breach of Lease, and Tenant Holding Over (Tenant Possessions Recovery Act) FOR the purpose of requiring a landlord to provide certain notice to a tenant when a court has issued a warrant of restitution for a failure of a tenant to pay rent, a breach of lease, or a tenant holding over under certain circumstances; establishing certain procedures and requirements for the execution of a warrant for repossession; providing for the disposition of certain personal property following the execution of a warrant of restitution; establishing that this Act does not restrict the authority of the State or a local jurisdiction to enact certain legislation; and generally relating to repossession for failure to pay rent, breach of lease, and tenant holdovers. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Real Property Section 8-401(f), (g), and (h), 8-402(b), and 8-402.1 Annotated Code of Maryland (2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) BY adding to Article - Real Property Section 8-401(g) and 8-407 Annotated Code of Maryland (2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) Preamble WHEREAS, Failing to provide a tenant with reasonable notice and an opportunity to reclaim their personal belongings after of an eviction is inconsistent with human dignity and human rights and creates an increased potential …