What if I purchase a home “as-is” and later discover latent defects that are significant and expensive to repair? Buyers can submit to mediation through Maryland REALTORS® to recover damages associated with latent defects not disclosed at the time of sale. In the State of Maryland, the standard Residential…
New Maryland Landlord-Tenant Law Effective October 1, 2023 Notice Requirements for Rent Increases Pursuant to House Bill 151, effective October 1, 2023, a landlord must notify a tenant in writing before increasing the tenant’s rent as follows: (1) or tenancies for a term of more than one month, at least…
Calling Law Enforcement or Emergency Services No Longer Grounds for Termination Pursuant to Senate Bill 214, which takes effect on October 1, 2023, Section 8-208 of the Real Property Article which governs prohibited lease provisions has been amended to prohibit a form of lease that limits the ability of a…
Pet Protections During Evictions Pursuant to House Bill 102, effective June 1, 2023, a landlord and law enforcement carrying out an eviction have the following obligations with regard to any action for possession of real property (nonpayment of rent, tenant holding over, breach of lease, or wrongful detainer): (1) Upon…
What do I need to do to file a Failure to Pay Rent Case in Baltimore City? Baltimore City landlords must comply with registration, inspection, and licensing requirements before initiating Nonpayment of Rent actions in rent court. Residential landlords that anticipate the need to file a Failure to Pay Rent…
Being appointed an agent under a financial power of attorney, or as a Court-appointed guardian, comes with a significant delegation of authority. However, it is important to know that such delegation of power is not without limits. For example, an agent can only exercise powers specifically granted under the power…
After the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in 2017, the limitation on an individual’s ability to itemize tax deductions resulted in higher income tax for many Maryland business owners. On May 8, 2020, Maryland enacted legislation allowing pass through entities (primarily LLCs, partnerships and S corporations) to…
WeWork. WeLitigate. We Holdings LLC and We Company (collectively “WeWork”) is a privately held company that leases office space on a short-term basis. Following a failed IPO in 2019, the company was faced with a liquidity crisis. In response, the board of directors formed a special committee (the “Special Committee”) to…
The Statutory Right to Purchase Shareholder Stock in the Dissolution of a Close Corporation In Bartenfelder v. Bartenfelder, 248 Md. App. 213 (2020), the Court of Special Appeals considered whether a complaint by a stockholder in a close corporation seeking the appointment of a receiver triggers the right of another…
WEIRD SCIENCE: MARYLAND’S NEW TEST FOR THE ADMISSIBILITY OF EXPERT TESTIMONY. For more than forty years, Frye-Reed endured as Maryland’s test for the admissibility of expert testimony based on novel scientific principles or techniques. Named after its near century-old progenitor, Frye v. United States, 293 F. 1013 (D.C. Cir.…