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*hb1076*
HOUSE BILL 1076
N1 5lr2069
By: Delegates Terrasa, Acevero, Charkoudian, Fair, Foley, Kaufman, Lehman,
Schindler, Solomon, Stewart, Woorman, and Young Young, Behler, Healey,
and Ruth
Introduced and read first time: February 5, 2025
Assigned to: Environment and Transportation
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
House action: Adopted with floor amendments
Read second time: March 6, 2025
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Residential Real Property – Landlord and Tenant – Notice of Landlord Entry 2
FOR the purpose of requiring a landlord of residential property to provide a tenant with 3
certain written notice in a certain manner before the landlord intends to enter a 4
leased premises except under certain circumstances; authorizing the court to issue a 5
certain injunction or assess certain damages under certain circumstances; and 6
generally relating to a landlord entry to a leased premises. 7
BY adding to 8
Article – Real Property 9
Section 8–220 10
Annotated Code of Maryland 11
(2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 12
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14
Article – Real Property 15
8–220. 16
(A) SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION S (B) AND (C) OF THIS SECTION, A LANDLORD 17
MAY ENTER A LEASED P REMISES FOR THE PURP OSE OF: 18 2 HOUSE BILL 1076
(1) COMPLETING REPAIRS , MAINTENANCE , MODIFICATIONS , 1
RENOVATIONS , OR IMPROVEMENTS TO T HE LEASED PREMISES ; 2
(2) INSPECTING THE LEASED PREMISES; 3
(3) SHOWING THE LEASED PR EMISES TO PROSPECTIV E OR ACTUAL 4
PURCHASERS , MORTGAGEES , TENANTS, OR CONTRACTORS ; 5
(4) ENSURING THE PROTECTI ON AND SAFETY OF THE PROPERTY AND 6
OCCUPANTS; OR 7
(5) COMPLETING WORK ORDER ED BY A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY ; OR 8
(6) IF APPROPRIATE , RESPONDING TO ANY OT HER WRITTEN 9
REQUEST OF THE TENAN T. 10
(B) (1) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , 11
BEFORE ENTERING A LE ASED PREMISES , A LANDLORD SHALL : 12
(I) PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTIC E TO THE TENANT OF THE 13
LANDLORD’S INTENT TO ENTER IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBS ECTION (C) OF THIS 14
SECTION; AND 15
(II) ENTER ONLY BETWEEN TH E HOURS OF 9:00 7:00 A.M. AND 16
5:00 7:00 P.M. MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, OR ANOTHER TIME AGRE ED ON, IN 17
WRITING, BY THE TENANT . 18
(2) A LANDLORD MAY ENTER T HE LEASED PREMISES W ITHOUT 19
PROVIDING NOTICE UND ER THIS SUBSECTION I N THE EVENT OF AN EM ERGENCY TO 20
ENSURE THE IMMINENT PROTECTION OR PRESER VATION OF THE PROPER TY OR, 21
THE IMMINENT PROTECT ION AND SAFETY OF AN Y OCCUPANTS , OR THE HEALTH , 22
SAFETY, AND WELFARE OF OTHER TENANTS AND STAFF . 23
(C) (1) A LANDLORD SHALL PROVI DE WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE TENANT 24
AT LEAST 48 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE TIME THAT THE LA NDLORD INTENDS TO 25
ENTER THE LEASED PRE MISES. 26
(2) THE NOTICE SHALL INCL UDE: 27
(I) THE DATE AND APPROXIMATE TIME THAT THE LANDLO RD 28
INTENDS TO ENTER ; AND 29
(II) THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF ENTRY. 30 HOUSE BILL 1076 3
(3) THE NOTICE SHALL BE D ELIVERED BY: 1
(I) IF THE NOTICE IS DELI VERED AT LEAST 48 24 HOURS 2
BEFORE THE SPECIFIED TIME, FIRST–CLASS MAIL, WITH A CERTIFICATE OF 3
MAILING; 4
(II) PAPER NOTICE AFFIXED TO THE DOOR OF THE L EASED 5
PREMISES; OR 6
(III) IF ELECTED BY THE TEN ANT, ELECTRONIC DELIVERY IN AT 7
LEAST ONE OF THE FOL LOWING FORMS : 8
1. AN E–MAIL MESSAGE ; 9
2. A TEXT MESSAGE ; OR 10
3. THROUGH AN ELECTRONIC TEN ANT PORTAL THAT IS 11
ACCESSIBLE TO THE TE NANT AT THE TIME THE NOTICE IS DELIVERED AND THE 12
SPECIFIED ENTRY TIME . 13
(4) ELECTRONIC DELIVERY S HALL PROVIDE THE LAN DLORD WITH 14
PROOF OF TRANSMISSIO N OF THE NOTICE. 15
(5) A TENANT MAY AGREE IN WRITING TO ALLOW A L ANDLORD TO 16
ENTER THE LEASED PRE MISES LESS THAN 48 24 HOURS FROM RECEIPT O F NOTICE. 17
(D) (1) TO SEEK RELIEF UNDER THIS SECTION , A TENANT SHALL 18
DEMONSTRATE THAT : 19
(I) A LANDLORD HAS ENTERED THE LEASED PREMISES IN 20
VIOLATION OF THIS SE CTION; OR 21
(II) A LANDLORD HAS MADE RE PEATED DEMANDS FOR E NTRY 22
THAT ARE NOT IN COMP LIANCE WITH THE REQU IREMENTS OF THIS SEC TION. 23
(2) IN RESPONSE TO AN ACT ION BROUGHT UNDER TH IS SECTION, THE 24
COURT MAY ISSUE AN I NJUNCTION TO THE LAN DLORD, ASSESS APPROPRIATE 25
DAMAGES AGAINST THE LANDLORD FOR BREACH OF THE TENANT’S COVENANT TO 26
QUIET ENJOYMENT OF T HE LEASED PREMISES , OR BOTH. 27
(E) A LANDLORD IS LIABLE FOR ANY VI OLATION OF THIS SECT ION 28
COMMITTED BY THE LAN DLORD OR AN AGENT AC TING AT THE DIRECTIO N OF THE 29
LANDLORD. 30 4 HOUSE BILL 1076
(F) IF A TENANT ALLEGES A HOUSING CODE VIOLATI ON, THE TENANT SHALL 1
PROVIDE THE LANDLORD ACCESS TO THE LEASED PREMISES WITHIN 48 24 HOURS 2
AFTER NOTIFYING THE LANDLORD OF THE ALLE GED VIOLATION . 3
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 4
October 1, 2025. 5
Approved:
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Governor.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.
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President of the Senate.