HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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any part of the rent for said premises is actually due and
unpaid, then the said Judge shall give judgment in favor of
said lessor for the amount of rent found due, with costs of
suit, and shall order that said tenant and all persons
claiming or holding by or under said tenant shall yield and
render up possession of said premises unto said lessor, or
unto his duly qualified agent or attorney within two days
thereafter; provided, however, that upon presentation of
certificate signed by a practicing physician certifying that
surrender of said premises within said period of two days
would endanger the health or life of any occupant thereof,
said Judge may, at the trial or subsequent thereto, extend
the time for such surrender of the premises upon such terms
and for such period or periods as he shall deem necessary
and just[, and provided further, however, that if the said
tenant, or someone for him, shall at said trial or due
adjournment thereof as aforesaid, or prior to the date fixed
by said Judge for the payment thereof, or prior to any order
of execution, warrant of restitution or putout by the
landlord, tender the rent found to be due and unpaid,
together with the costs of said suit, the said complaint
shall be entered satisfied and no further proceedings shall
be had thereunder]. If the interval between the filing of
the landlord's complaint and the trial of the cause shall be
more than three days, any order or judgment of said Court
with respect to the payment of rent shall include all rent
due and unpaid up to and including the day of trial; and the
proceedings amended to set forth the basis of said judgment
or order. [If, in the opinion of a Judge of the People's
Court, the interests of justice clearly so require, said
Judge shall have the power, at any time prior to the actual
execution of the warrant of restitution, to require the
landlord to accept all rent up to the date of the Judge's
order, plus such court costs and plus such other reasonable
costs, in the opinion of the Judge, as the landlord may have
expended, whereupon the case shall be marked "satisfied."]

(B) (1) IN ANY ACTION OF SUMMARY EJECTMENT FOR FAILURE
TO PAY RENT WHERE THE LANDLORD IS AWARDED A JUDGMENT GIVING
HIM RESTITUTION OF THE LEASED PREMISES, THE TENANT HAS THE
RIGHT TO REDEMPTION OF THE LEASED PREMISES BY TENDERING IN
CASH, CERTIFIED CHECK OR MONEY ORDER TO THE LANDLORD OR HIS
AGENT ALL PAST DUE RENT AND LATE FEES, PLUS ALL COURT
AWARDED COSTS AND FEES, AT ANY TIME BEFORE ACTUAL EXECUTION
OF THE EVICTION ORDER.

(2)  THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION IS NOT AVAILABLE TO
A TENANT IF THE LANDLORD ALLEGES AND SHOWS THAT MORE THAN
THREE JUDGMENTS OF RESTITUTION WERE ISSUED AGAINST THE
TENANT IN THE 12 MONTHS PRECEDING THE FILING OF THE
LANDLORD'S COMPLAINT.

(3)  NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL PRECLUDE A
TENANT IN ANY SUMMARY EJECTMENT ACTION FROM RAISING ANY
DEFENSE AVAILABLE UNDER THE PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS OF BALTIMORE
CITY. IF A TENANT PREVAILS ON ANY OF THESE DEFENSES, THE
JUDGMENT, WHETHER OR NOT IT INCLUDES A JUDGMENT OF