You can always sell the property subject to an existing lease and the new owner must honor the lease terms and any other agreements you made with BRHP. If you want to terminate the tenant's lease and and sell the property without tenants in possession or subject to the terms of any lease or... View More

Towing questions depend on the terms of your lease (usually found in the rules/house rules section). Outside of the lease, HOA/COA rules and bylaws, along with posted signs will control here. You want to check each of these for parking permission requirements and make sure your vehicle is in... View More

You need to contact the insurance company that provided your insurance for the property back at the time of this visit. They will be the ones likely on the hook to pay any judgment; therefore, they will select and pay for your defense lawyer to defend the case. If you fail to notify them in time... View More

Depends on how threatening it is, what the lease says and whether the sister is staying there. If an invitee/guest is breaching the lease, that breach can "rub off" on the tenant as well. If the sister has no relationship to the property (ie not staying there, not an invited guest, etc.),... View More

The moratorium is over. Give your notice to the tenant to vacate and file to retake possession of the premises and evict them. Read all about it here:

https://mdcourts.gov/legalhelp/housingtenants

Yes, and no contrary provision in your written lease is legal to alter the 90 day notice to quit requirement for year-to-year leases. However, a lease with a one year term is not a year-to-year lease simply on account of the lease term being one year. A year-to-year tenancy automatically renews... View More

When does the prior lease expire?

Month-to-month tenancies require 30 day notice to vacate, so the July 8 notice to vacate by July 31 is not 30 days notice and is invalid. A landlord and tenant can agree to a longer notice, but it is unclear that you have such an agreement in place. You describe the landlord as merely giving you... View More

Generally, the answer is no. However it depends on your lease. Is there a Rules section in your lease or any language specific to the treatment of grills or prohibited items generally?

Just seeking a bit of clarification here:

Are you asking if the Landlord can choose not to come or asking if the Landlord can refuse to allow the Tenant to be present?

For the former, you could allow an agent to take the place of the Landlord to conduct the walkthrough. For the... View More

It doesn't make sense but If you are a non smoker the next issue is are you harmed? Courts have a doctrine that they don't look at theoretical , abstract concepts of harm.

However start by asking them why, get as much on the record as far as their reasons. Look at the HOA... View More

You have no case. You jointly participated in the work that you now claim was defective, and which neither of you had any experience or business doing. Homeowner DIY jobs carry that risk: you don’t know enough to follow building codes. That is true even if you were not beyond the statutes of... View More

Have you already moved into the property out of curiosity?

It is unusual, and weird, and a good reason to pass on this rental and look elsewhere. Not enough facts to determine whether there's any illegal discriminatory purpose in the strange request, but this does not sound like a landlord you want to be stuck in a lease with for a year.

Hmm.. you should be able to fill out a CDC eviction moratorium form. Here you go:

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/evictiondeclare_d508.pdf

That sounds frustrating. So... if you don't leave, the Landlord can't just kick you out. He needs to give you proper notice to vacate (sounds like he might have already done that) and if you don't leave, he will need to file a Tenant Holding Over action, followed by a warrant of... View More

A lot would depend on what was agreed. If there was an agreement (preferably in writing and signed) that you could terminate your lease early, then they probably don't have a leg to stand one. Likewise, in terms of a statute of limitations issue, a lot would depend on when they filed the suit.... View More

The rent obligation is independent of any tort or contract liability the new owner or management company has for disposing of your belongings. Therefore, pay the rent if you want to remain living there or face a distress for rent action. You can sue the property owner/management company or... View More

There is no prohibition to providing a longer notice period that that required by law, however, there are other limitations imposed. For instance:

MD Real Property Code, 8-208(d): A landlord may not use a lease or form of lease containing any provision that has the tenant agree to a period... View More

Sorry, just saw this. Everything is governed by the lease. If you are noting these issues now though and you haven't already signed a lease, I would see about getting out of this ASAP. These type of problems rarely get better.