Q: My tenant stopped paying rent since jan 2021 and after 30 day vac notice serve to her, she started damaging my property.
I own a property in AA county, Md. my tenant stop paying rent started jan 2021. After serving her a 30 day notice to vacate property. in retaliation she started to damage my property. One time she blocked my mechanical room with items and created a fire hazard. A 14 day notice was issued to her to putting imminent danger to me and my property. Few times she left gas on and left the place unattended. what is the best course of action I should take to get back possession of my property. At this time tenant is 4 months behind rent and is working full time. How does the law work in MD with landlord/tenant? Thank you
A:
It sounds to me like you might have a breach of lease situation on your hand. If you gave her the proper notice, the next step would be to file a breach of lease. I would contact an attorney before doing so, as the showing in an emergency breach of lease situation (ie. where you would make use of a 14 day notice) is a bit different than a standard breach of lease (ie. where you give 30 days notice of breach).
You may also want to file a Tenant Holding Over action and/or a Failure to Pay Rent action.
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