Until June 5, 2020, the Chief Judge of Maryland has ordered all non-emergency cases in Maryland courts to be stayed during the COVID - emergency.

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The Chief Judge has also ordered all residential evictions to be stayed until further notice until July 25, 2020. However, this notice can be changed at anytime by a new court order and tenants who previously had a notice of eviction may not receive notice of a new eviction date.

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NON- EMERGENCY CASES IN MARYLAND

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 The District Court is not hearing any of these cases at this time. If a case is already pending, it has been placed on hold. A notice will be sent out by the Court to reschedule the case.

• FAILURE TO PAY RENT

• BREACH OF LEASE

• TENANT HOLDING OVER

• RENT ESCROW

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EVICTIONS 

No evictions can occur at this time. The Chief Judge has ordered all evictions in the state to be placed on hold. If a landlord has a court order to evict a tenant (a Warrant of Restitution) that order has also been placed on hold until further notice. This can change at anytime with a new court order and a tenant may not get notice the the new eviction date.

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During this time, Landlords should not lock out tenants or evict tenants from property. Lockouts and evictions of tenants by landlords may be viewed as illegal during this time. 

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Additional resources can be found here.