ART. 67.] LANDLORD AND TENANT.

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16. In all cases of distress for rent, the tenant shall be liable to
the landlord for costs.
17. Landlords who may have the right of distress, may exercise
that right as well in cases where security has been given to them, as
where no security has been given

Id s 14
1821, c 162
Tenant liable
for costs
Id s 15
1842, c 208, s 1
Distress to he
where security
given

10 Md 333 , 27 Md 440 , 28 Md 176 , 35 Md 110

18. Every distress for rent, which shall be made contrary to the
provisions of this article, and all sales made under and by virtue of
such distress, shall be absolutely illegal and void.

Id s 16
1834, c 192, s 5
Void it made
contrary to law

10. The following property shall be exempt from distress for
rent, to wit: Every spinning-wheel, loom, or sewing machine which
may be loaned or hired to the tenant; and every horse, carriage,
and harness, whip and robe, saddle and bridle, not the property of
the tenant, in any livery stable, or which may be at livery or stored
with any keeper of any livery stable, or in any other place, out-
house, or barn of the tenant; and all property of any boarder or
sojourner, at any hotel, tavern, public or private boarding-house ;
and any vehicle, not the property of the tenant, in any shop for re-
pairs; every stove, every piano, or other musical instrument, rented
or hired, or loaned to the tenant, where the contract of renting, hir-
ing, or lending of such stove, or piano, or other musical instrument;
is in writing, signed by the parties thereto, and acknowledged before
a justice of the peace of the county or city wherein the parties re-
side, and the justice shall enter upon his docket the substance of the
contract, and that the parties acknowledge the same.

1870, c 169
What property
exempt from
distress
12 Md 491 , 34
Md 262 , 37 Md
435
6 H & J 498

20. Whenever property shall be removed from premises which
have been rented, within sixty days prior or subsequent to the time
when the rent has or will become due, and whether such removal be
by night or day, it shall be lawful for the landlord to follow, seize,
and sell such property, under distress for the rent due, at any time
within sixty days after the time when the rent becomes due; pro-
vided, that such property shall not have been sold to a bond fide
purchaser without notice, or taken in execution.
21. The rents of real estate of minors, or of leasehold estates
that may not be due at the death of such minor, shall, for the year
in which such minor may die, be paid to the guardian who may main-
tain distress or suit to recover such rent.
22, If such guardian dies before the recovery of said rent, the
executor or administrator of such guardian may recover the same,
by distress or suit
28. Whenever any landlord shall give notice of rent due, to the
sheriff or constable who may be about to sell the goods and chattels
of his tenant under execution, there shall be appended to said
notice an affidavit of the amount of his rent claimed to be due.

Art 53, s 18
1820, c 266,
1842, c 208, s 2
What property
removed may be
distrained, and
when
10 Md 159
7 H & J 370,
373

chaser without
notice

Id a 19
1849, c 118, s 1
Rent of prop-
erty of minor
at death to be
paid to guar-
dian
21 Md 106 , 28
Md 635
Id s 20
1849, c 118, s 2
Guardian may
recover by suit
or distress
Id s 21
1834, c 192, s 4
Notice of rent
due, sent to
sheriff with
affidavit
23 Md 244, 33
Md 312 , 36 Md
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