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§ 8-212.1. Liability of military personnel receiving certain orders

MD Real Prop Code § 8-212.1 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    In this section, “change of assignment” includes:

(1)    Permanent change of station orders;

(2)    Temporary duty orders for a period exceeding 90 days;

(3)    Orders requiring a person to move into quarters located on a military installation; and

(4)    A release from active duty, including:

(i)    Retirement;

(ii)    Separation or discharge under honorable conditions; and

(iii)    Demobilization of an activated reservist or a member of the National Guard who was serving on active duty orders for at least 180 consecutive days.

(b)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, if a person who is on active duty with the United States military, or the person’s spouse, enters into a residential lease of property and the person subsequently receives a change of assignment, before or after occupying the property, any liability of the person, or the person’s spouse, for rent under the lease may not exceed:

(1)    Any rent or lawful charges then due and payable plus 30 days’ rent after written notice and proof of the change of assignment is given to the landlord; and

(2)    The cost of repairing damage to the premises caused by an act or omission of the tenant.

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