Article I. In General.
§ 29-1. Definitions.
§ 29-2. Legislative findings.
§ 29-3. Purposes and policies.
§ 29-4. Applicability of Chapter.
§ 29-5. Landlord-tenant affairs.
§ 29-6. Duties of director.
§ 29-7. Cooperation in administration of Chapter.
§ 29-8. Enforcement procedure.
Article II. Commission on Landlord-Tenant Affairs.
§ 29-9. Creation; composition; applicant disclosure; term of office; compensation.
§ 29-10. Powers and duties generally.
§ 29-11. Officers; meetings; quorum; voting.
§ 29-12. Staff services.
§ 29-13. Ex-officio members; committees; advisory committees.
§ 29-14. Commission panels authorized; decisions; appeal.
§ 29-15. Reports to County Executive and County Council.
Article III. Licensing of Rental Housing.
§ 29-16. Required.
§ 29-17. Notice of Chapter 53A required.
§ 29-18. Penalty for failure to license or to comply with Commission orders or summons.
§ 29-19. Licensing procedures.
§ 29-20. Fees.
§ 29-21. Display of license.
§ 29-22. Inspection of rental housing.
§ 29-23. License terms and renewals.
§ 29-24. Transferability.
§ 29-25. Denial, revocation or suspension.
§ 29-26. Appeals, Waivers, and Objections.
Article IV. Landlord-Tenant Obligations.
§ 29-27. Contents of lease.
§ 29-28. Leasing requirements generally.
§ 29-29. Obligations of tenants.
§ 29-30. Obligations of landlords.
§ 29-31. Landlord notice requirements.
§ 29-32. Prohibited practices.
§ 29-33. Rights of tenants generally.
§ 29-34. Reduction in service or equipment.
§ 29-35. Keeping of household pets by elderly or disabled tenants.
§ 29-35A Bicycle parking fees.
§ 29-35B. Relocation expenses.
§ 29-35C. Replacement of indoor mercury service regulators.
§ 29-35D. Window guards.
§ 29-35E. Radon testing.
Article V. Complaints.
§ 29-36. Tenants' complaints.
§ 29-37. Landlords' complaints.
§ 29-38. Joint and concurrent jurisdiction.
§ 29-39. Investigation of complaints.
§ 29-40. Procedure when violation of chapter or defective tenancy not found.
§ 29-41. Procedure when violation of chapter or defective tenancy found.
§ 29-42. Conciliated complaints generally.
§ 29-43. Failure to conciliate complaints.
§ 29-44. Commission hearing.
§ 29-45. Relief pending Commission hearing.
§ 29-46. Commission action when violation not found.
§ 29-47. Commission action when violation found.
§ 29-48. Penalty for failure to comply with Chapter requirements, Commission orders, or summonses.
§ 29-49. Appeals.
§ 29-50. Alternative relief.
Article VI. Central Data Collection, Rent Guidelines, and Rent Stabilization.
§ 29-51. Rental housing data collection.
§ 29-52. Referral services.
§ 29-53. Voluntary rent guidelines; review of rental increases
§ 29-54. Rent adjustments; notice requirements.
§ 29-55. Rent increases and late fees following the COVID-19 state of emergency – prohibited.
§ 29-56 Rent stabilization – definitions.
§ 29-57. Annual rent increase allowance.
§ 29-58. Rent increases – in general; vacant units; and limited surcharges for capital improvements.
§ 29-59. Fair return.
§ 29-60. Exempt rental units.
§ 29-61. Regulation of fees.
§ 29-62. Rent stabilization data collection.
§§ 29-63 — 29-65. Reserved.
Article VII. Property Standards for Mobile Home Parks.
§ 29-66. Definitions.
§ 29-67. Reserved for mobile homes.
§ 29-68. Requirements for park plan.
§ 29-69. Water supply.
§ 29-70. Sewage disposal.
§ 29-71. Mobile home installation.
§ 29-72. Independent mobile homes.
§ 29-73. Maintenance of premises; insect and rodent control.
§ 29-74. Garbage receptacles; collection and disposal of garbage and rubbish.
§ 29-75. Fire protection.
§ 29-76. Supervision.
§ 29-77. Appeals procedure.
§ 29-78. Waivers of variances.
§ 29-79. Penalty for violation of article.
§ 29-80. Regulations.
Notes
| [Note] | *Editor's note—Chapters 29 and 51 are cited in Paul v. Blackburn Limited Partnership, 211 Md. App. 52, 63 A.3d 1107 (2013), affirmed, 438 Md. 100, 90 A.3d 464 (2014). The Court discussed Section 51-15 in that Section 51-15(b)(1) … apply only to a pool for which the building permit application is submitted after the effective date of this law [July 13, 1990]…. Chapter 29 is cited in Joseph v. Bozzuto Management Company, 173 Md. App. 305, 918 A.2d 1230 (2007). The general authority of the County Council to enact a landlord tenant law, even if it is in derogation of the common law was upheld in County Council for Montgomery County v. Investors Funding Corp., 270 Md. 403, 312 A.2d 225 (1973). Chapter 29 is cited in Dumont Oaks Community Ass’n. v. Montgomery County, 333 Md. 202, 634 A.2d 459 (1993) and is interpreted in Westchester West No. 2 Limited Partnership v. Montgomery County, 276 Md. 448, 348 A.2d 856 (1975). See County Attorney Opinion dated 10/12/11 regarding the jurisdiction of the Commission over a landlord- tenant dispute. 2000 L.M.C., ch. 23, § 4, states: Transition. Until superseded, an Executive Regulation issued under Chapter 29 before this Act took effect [ April 1, 2001] remains in effect except when the regulation is clearly inconsistent with Chapter 29 as amended by this Act. |