§ 8-502. Shielding of court records relating to an action for repossession of residential prope...
West's Annotated Code of MarylandReal PropertyEffective: October 1, 2022
Effective: October 1, 2022
MD Code, Real Property, § 8-502
§ 8-502. Shielding of court records relating to an action for repossession of residential property for a failure to pay rent filed on or after March 5, 2020, but before January 1, 2022
(ii) With respect to electronic information about a proceeding on a website maintained by the Maryland Judiciary, completely removing all information concerning the proceeding from the public website, including the names of the parties, case numbers, and any reference to the proceeding or any reference to the removal of the proceeding from the public website.
(b)(1) This section applies only to a court record relating to an action for repossession of residential property for a failure to pay rent filed on or after March 5, 2020, but before January 1, 2022.
(c)(1) An individual may petition the court to shield court records relating to any action for repossession for failure to pay rent filed against the individual if the failure to pay rent was due to a loss of income arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic.
(d) The court shall grant a petition under this section for any record relating to an action for repossession in which there was not a judgment entered in favor of a landlord.
(e)(1) For any record relating to an action for repossession in which a judgment was entered in favor of a landlord, the petitioner shall serve a copy of the petition for shielding on the landlord.
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Added by Acts 2022, c. 722, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022.
MD Code, Real Property, § 8-502, MD REAL PROP § 8-502
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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