3 rules for unincorporated Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
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Neither Maryland state law nor Anne Arundel County have adopted rent control. Landlords may raise rent with proper notice. Annapolis does not regulate rent amounts. Just-cause eviction not universal.
Anne Arundel County has no just-cause eviction ordinance. Tenancies follow Maryland Real Property Code §8-401 et seq., which allows tenancy-at-will terminations with 60 days' written notice and failure-to-pay summary ejectment through District Court.
Md. Code, Real Property §8-401
§8–401. (a) Whenever the tenant or tenants fail to pay the rent when due and payable, it shall be lawful for the landlord to have again and repossess the premises in accordance with this section. (b) (1) Whenever any landlord shall desire to repossess any premises to which the landlord is entitled under the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the landlord or the landlord's duly qualif...
Anne Arundel County requires all rental dwelling units to be licensed under County Code Article 11, Title 2. Licenses are issued by Inspections & Permits, renewed every two years, and require a passing housing inspection.
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