Just cause eviction rules in Annapolis, MD — sometimes called tenant protection or "for cause" eviction ordinances — list the specific legal reasons a landlord can end a tenancy.
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.
Anne Arundel County does not impose a local just-cause eviction requirement. Landlord-tenant relationships are governed by Maryland Real Property Code Title 8. Under §8-402, a landlord terminating a month-to-month tenancy must give 60 days' written notice. Failure-to-pay-rent actions (§8-401) are filed in Anne Arundel County District Court (Annapolis or Glen Burnie) and can be heard within days. Tenants have a right of redemption up to the date of eviction by paying rent and court costs (three defaults in 12 months can cut off redemption). Breach-of-lease and tenant-holding-over actions are available with 14–30 days' notice depending on cause. The Anne Arundel County Office of the Sheriff schedules and conducts lockouts after a warrant of restitution is issued. Annapolis (the county seat and a Critical Area community on the Chesapeake Bay) follows the same state framework with no local overlay.
Self-help evictions (lockouts, utility shutoffs, removal of belongings) are prohibited by Real Property §8-216 — tenant may recover actual damages plus reasonable attorney's fees. Retaliatory evictions within six months of a protected tenant action (code complaint, rent escrow) are barred under §8-208.1.
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