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Landlord and Tenant Law

Jared Kushner, special advisor to the president, is welcomed by European commission President Jean-Claude Juncker ahead of their meeting in Brussels on June 4, 2019. (Photo by Ale_Mi via Depositphotos)
Jul 9, 2026

Kushner family rental company owes MD tenants over $4M, judge rules

A Baltimore judge awarded over $4.17 million in damages to over 17,000 tenants who were charged illegal fees by the property management wing of Kushner Cos., the development group co-owned by Jared Kushner.

Anne Arundel County Circuit Court (Dan Belson/The Daily Record)
Jul 9, 2026

Anne Arundel enacts eviction law similar to one deemed unconstitutional in Baltimore

Anne Arundel County renters will have more time to prepare for an eviction, but the new law includes a provision that some say is similar to one deemed unconstitutional in Baltimore.

The 4th Circuit deemed a Baltimore City eviction “abandonment” ordinance unconstitutional. (The Daily Record/File Photo)
Jun 11, 2026

Maryland Legal Aid sues Baltimore County over eviction law deeming property abandoned

A Baltimore County eviction law that allows tenants’ property to be thrown away without due process is facing a legal challenge, two years after a similar law in Baltimore City was deemed unconstitutional.

Margaret Little stands for a photo outside Maryland Legal Aid. She says suing her landlord “made (her) feel strong.” (The Daily Record/Ian Round)
Feb 19, 2026

Baltimore juries award $1.4M in Maryland Legal Aid housing case

Baltimore juries awarded more than $1.4 million in two separate trials over substandard housing at apartment buildings with unlicensed landlords.

Supreme Court of Maryland
Dec 4, 2025

Maryland Supreme Court: Protective order, arbitration, sentencing, more

Protective order — arbitration — sentencing

The Maryland Supreme Court (formerly the Court of Appeals) building is shown in Annapolis in 2004. (The Daily Record/File Photo)
Oct 3, 2025

MD Supreme Court hears case on tenants’ rights and rent-escrow law

Maryland's top court heard a case on whether unlicensed landlords can ask a judge to require tenants to pay their rent into escrow accounts.

This image, included in court records, shows mushrooms growing out from under a cabinet in a unit in the Heather Hill apartment complex in Temple Hills. (Office of the Attorney General)
Sep 11, 2025

PG landlord agrees to $11.6M settlement with state over unsafe living conditions

Maryland's attorney general announced an $11.6M settlement with a Prince George’s County apartment complex over unsafe living conditions.

From left, Zafar Shah, advocacy director for Human Right to Housing of Maryland Legal Aid; Annie Toborg, Maryland Legal Aid staff attorney; Caroline Tripp, Maryland Legal Aid staff attorney; and Michael Fonce, Sharp Leadenhall Tenant Council member appear at a news conference Aug. 13, 2025, at the St. Barnabas & St. Susana Coptic Orthodox Church in Baltimore. (Courtesy of Jen Lavella, Maryland Legal Aid)
Aug 13, 2025

Baltimore tenants sue apartment complex landlord, alleging ‘dangerous’ conditions

Over a dozen Baltimore tenants sued against their landlord, alleging dangerous conditions in their apartment complex.

The Maryland Supreme Court (formerly the Court of Appeals) building is shown in Annapolis in 2004. (The Daily Record/File Photo)
Jul 31, 2025

MD Supreme Court allows source-of-income lawsuit to move forward

The Maryland Supreme Court allowed a Baltimore woman to move forward with her lawsuit alleging source-of-income discrimination.