09/16/2021
Maryland landlords no longer face enhanced barriers to evicting and winning judgments against tenants who fail to pay rent. On August 25, 2021, Maryland’s Governor rescinded his earlier order in effect since March 2020, which prevented Maryland judges from entering a judgment for possession or warrant of restitution, the prerequisites for a landlord to evict a tenant and physically reclaim a piece of property. A day later, on August 26, 2021, the Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s decision to overturn the eviction moratorium imposed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). With the CARES Act restrictions on filing failure to pay rent cases long expired (having held effect between late May and late August 2020), county-level moratoriums on rent increases are among the final remaining COVID-related government measures impeding landlords’ ability to operate. Presently in effect in Baltimore City and Anne Arundel, Howard, Frederick and Prince George’s County, such temporary moratoriums on rent increases stand to expire in the coming two to three months.
https://governor.maryland.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Termination-Roadmap-6.15.21.pdf
