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MARVIN MANDEL, Governor
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and 1974 Supplement) be and it is hereby repealed:
Article - Real Property
8-401.
[(c) If at the trial on the fifth day aforesaid,
the District Court judge is satisfied the interests of
justice will be better served by an adjournment to enable
either party to procure his necessary witnesses, it may
adjourn the trial for a period not exceeding one day,
except by consent of all parties, the trial may be
adjourned for a period exceeding one day, and if at the
trial or due adjournment thereof, it appears to the
satisfaction of the court before whom the complaint has
been made and tried, that the rent or any part of the
rent for the property is actually doe and unpaid, the
court shall give judgment in favor of the landlord for
the amount of rent found due, with costs of suit, and
shall order that the tenant and all persons claiming or
holding by or under the tenant shall yield and render up
possession of said premises unto the landlord, or his
duly qualified agent or attorney, within two days
thereafter; if, however, the tenant, or someone for him,
at the trial or due adjournment thereof, tender the rent
found to be due and unpaid, together with the costs of
the suit, the complaint shall be entered satisfied and no
further proceeding shall be had thereunder.]
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That new
Section 8—401(c) be and it is hereby added to Article —
Real Property, of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1974
Volume and 1974 Supplement) to read as follows:
Article — Real Property
8-401.
(C) (1) IF, AT THE TRIAL ON THE FIFTH DAY
INDICATED IN SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION, THE
[[DISTRICT COURT JUDGE]] COURT IS SATISFIED THAT THE
INTERESTS OF JUSTICE WILL BE BETTER SERVED BY AN
ADJOURNMENT TO ENABLE EITHER PARTY TO PROCURE HIS
NECESSARY WITNESSES, HE MAY ADJOURN THE TRIAL FOR A
PERIOD NOT EXCEEDING ONE DAY, EXCEPT THAT IF THE CONSENT
OF ALL PARTIES IS OBTAINED, THE TRIAL MAY BE ADJOURNED
FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME.
(2) IF, WHEN THE TRIAL OCCURS, IT APPEARS TO
THE SATISFACTION OF THE COURT, THAT THE RENT, OR ANY PART
OF THE RENT, IS ACTUALLY DUE AND UNPAID, THE COURT SHALL
ENTER A JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF THE LANDLORD FOR THE AMOUNT
OF RENT DETERMINED TO BE DUE, TOGETHER WITH COSTS OF THE
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