MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                             1743

to be present when the landlord or his agent
inspects the premises at the end of the tenancy
within a certain time, to determine if any damage
was done by the tenant to the premises, for purposes
of deducting any damages from the tenant's security
deposit, and providing that the landlord must inform
the tenant that he has a right to be present, and
providing that the inspection must be [[written]]
conducted within a certain time and that the
landlord must notify the tenant of the time and date
of the inspection of the premises, and providing a
penalty for noncompliance by the landlord.

BY repealing and re—enacting, with amendments.

Article — Real Property

Section 8-204(g)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(As enacted by Chapter 12 (S.B. 200) of the Acts

of the 1974 Regular Session of the General Assembly)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 8-204(g) of Article - Real
Property of the Annotated Code of Maryland (As enacted by
Chapter 12 (S.B. 200) of the Acts of the 1974 Regular
Session of the General Assembly) be and it is hereby
repealed and re—enacted, with amendments, to read as
follows:

Article — Real Property
8-204.

(g) (i) The security deposit, or any portion
thereof, may be withheld for unpaid rent, damage due to
breach of lease or for damage to the leased premises by
the tenant, his family, agents, employees, or social
guests in excess of ordinary wear and tear. THE TENANT
HAS THE RIGHT TO BE PRESENT WHEN THE LANDLORD OR HIS
AGENT INSPECTS THE PREMISES IN ORDER TO DETERMINE IF ANY
DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE PREMISES[[. THE LANDLORD SHALL
NOTIFY THE TENANT, AT THE END OF THE TENANCY, THAT HE HAS
A RIGHT TO BE PRESENT,, AND THE LANDLORD SHALL NOTIFY THE
TENANT OF THE TIME AND DATE WHEN THE PREMISES WILL BE
INSPECTED. THE INSPECTION SHALL TAKE PLACE NO LATER THAN
30 DAYS AFTER THE TERMINATION OF THE TENANCY.]] . IF THE
TENANT NOTIFIES THE LANDLORD BY CERTIFIED MAIL OF HIS
INTENTION TO MOVE, THE DATE OF MOVING, AND HIS NEW
ADDRESS. THE NOTICE TO BE FURNISHED BY THE TENANT TO THE
LANDLORD SHALL BE MAILED AT LEAST 15 DAYS PRIOR TO THE
DATE OF MOVING. UPON RECEIPT OF THE NOTICE, THE LANDLORD
SHALL NOTIFY THE TENANT BY CERTIFIED MAIL OF THE TIME AND
DATE WHEN THE PREMISES ARE TO BE INSPECTED. THE DATE OF