(a) Each landlord of an apartment complex in the County must:
(1) post a durable notice in an accessible, conspicuous and convenient place in each building to which the notice applies; or
(2) distribute the notice directly to all tenants.
The notice must contain the name or title and telephone number of at least one responsible representative of the building management who may be reached 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
(b) A landlord renting any dwelling unit that is not located in an apartment complex must give the lessee the name, title and telephone number of at least one responsible representative of the landlord who may be reached 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
(c) Before a tenant executes a lease for an initial term of 125 days or longer, the owner of the dwelling unit must give the tenant a copy of any rule, regulation, declaration, or covenant that binds the owner and affects the use and occupancy of the unit or any common area associated with the unit. The lease must expressly state that any obligation of the owner that affects the use and occupancy of the unit or any common area associated with the unit is enforceable against the tenant.
(d) Notification of building-wide outages, maintenance, and repairs. A landlord must provide notice to all tenants if an apartment complex has any scheduled or unscheduled building-wide outage, maintenance, repair, or disruption of essential services related to the following:
(1) electricity;
(2) water;
(3) heat;
(4) power generator; or
(5) elevator.
(e) Contents of the notice.
(1) A notice required under subsection (d) must be sent at least 7 days before a scheduled service interruption; or
(2) in the absence of an emergency, at least 24 hours before an unscheduled service interruption; and
(3) contain the following:
(A) the date of proposed scheduled work or service interruption;
(B) the estimated time of repair; and
(C) information regarding the communication method that will be used to provide updates about service interruption until the issue is resolved.
(f) Posting and electronic delivery of notice. The landlord must:
(1) post the notice in an accessible, conspicuous, and convenient location in the building; and
(2) if feasible, send electronically to all tenants either by:
(A) email;
(B) text message; or
(C) online tenant portal. (1978 L.M.C., ch. 38, § 1; 1983 L.M.C., ch. 24, § 10; 1985 L.M.C., ch. 40, § 1; 1992 L.M.C., ch. 24, § 1; 2000 L.M.C., ch. 32, § 1; 2016 L.M.C., ch. 39, § 1; 2024 L.M.C., ch. 10, § 1.)
Editor's note—Section 29-31, formerly § 29-30A, was renumbered and amended pursuant to 2000 L.M.C., ch. 32, § 1. 1983 L.M.C. ch. 24, § 13, provides in part as follows: "The amendments to chapter 29 approved by this act shall be repealed and of no force or effect on or after March 8, 1985." This sentence was deleted by 1985 L.M.C., ch. 40, §1, thus giving the law permanent status.