LANDLORD AND TENANT

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ARTICLE 53.

LANDLORD AND TENANT.

	Tenants Holding Over.	14. Appraisers.
	1. Notice to remove; complaint to jus- tice of the peace.	15. Tenant liable for costs. 16. May distrain notwithstanding security
	2. Summons issued by justice of the	be given. 17. Illegal distraint, what shall be.
	peace. 3. Failure of either party to appear.	18. Property exempt.
	4. Judgment; appeal; appeal bond.	19. Unlawful to remove goods under dis-
	5. Appeals; notice.	traint.
	6. Disputed title; bond.	20. Following property removed from
	7. To what tendencies applicable; notice	premises.
	in counties, but not necessary in	21. Rents of minor not due at his death.
	Baltimore City; removal; proviso	22. Death of guardian in such case.
	as to contracts; time or waiver of	23. Notice to sheriff about to execute;
	notice by contract in Montgomery	affidavit.
	County.	24. Lien on growing crops for rent.
	8. If tenant gives notice to landlord of	25-26. Lien on growing crops for advances.
	intention to remove, landlord need	27-33. Procedure for repossession; appeal;
	not prove notice to tenant. Section	costs.
	not applicable to Baltimore City.	34. Tenant failing to strip tobacco.
		35. Payment of three years' back rent be-
	Distress for Rent.	fore renewal.
	9. Oath by landlord or his agent.	36 Limitation of twenty years; persons
	10. Sworn account to be affixed to warrant.	under disabilities.
	11. May distrain for rent payable in pro-	37. Voidance of leases by fire or accident.
	duce.	38. Tenant's right to remove fixtures
	12. Distraint for appraised value of pro-	erected by himself shall not be im-
	duce.	paired by new lease.
	13. Option to pay appraised value at any	39. Effect of covenant to surrender prem-
	time before sale; replevin.	ises in good repair.

Tenants Holding Over.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 1. 1912, sec. 1. 1904, sec. 1. 1888, sec. 1. 1793, ch. 43. 1845, ch. 209.

1874, ch. 414. 1882, ch. 355.

1. In all cases where any interest in real estate shall be let or leased for
any definite term or at will, and the lessor, his heirs, executors, administra-
tors, or assigns shall desire to repossess the same after the expiration of the
term for which it was demised and shall give notice in writing one month
before the expiration of said term or determination of said will to the

As to when leases are required to be acknowledged and recorded, see art. 21, sec. 1.

For a form of lease, see art. 21, sec. 83.

For forms of declarations in suits between landlord and tenant, see art. 75, sec. 28,
sub-sees. 21 and 22.

As to rights of tenants in connection with mortgages and their foreclosure, see art. 66,
secs. 21, 28 and 29.

As to mechanics' liens on buildings erected by a tenant, see art. 63, sec. 9.

As to sale of rent in arrears along with property subject to such rent, see art. 16,
sec. 245.

As to leases of ground for oyster planting, see art. 72, sec. 120.