§ 8-118.1. Court order to pay fair rental value of premises
West's Annotated Code of MarylandReal PropertyEffective: October 1, 2018
Effective: October 1, 2018
MD Code, Real Property, § 8-118.1
§ 8-118.1. Court order to pay fair rental value of premises
(a)(1) In an action under § 14-132 of this article in which a party demands a jury trial, the District Court immediately shall enter an order directing the person or entity in possession to pay the monthly fair rental value of the premises that is subject to the action, or such other amount as the court may determine is proper, starting as of the date the action was filed, as required in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) The District Court shall order that the amount determined by the court be paid:
(c)(1) If the person or entity fails to pay under the terms of the order, the circuit court, on motion of the person or entity claiming possession and certification of the clerk or the plaintiff, if the payment is made to the plaintiff, of the status of the account, shall conduct a hearing within 30 days.
(d)(1) If the circuit court determines that the failure to pay is without legal justification, the court may treat the person or entity in possession's demand for jury trial as waived, and can immediately conduct a nonjury trial or set the matter for a future nonjury trial on the merits of the claim of the person or entity claiming possession.
(e)(1) Upon final disposition of the action, the circuit court shall order distribution of the escrow account in accordance with the judgment.
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Added by Acts 1999, c. 649, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2000, c. 61, § 1, eff. April 25, 2000; Acts 2003, c. 21, § 6, eff. April 8, 2003; Acts 2015, c. 22, § 5; Acts 2018, c. 550, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2018.
MD Code, Real Property, § 8-118.1, MD REAL PROP § 8-118.1
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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