HARRY HUGHES, Governor                               3457

Senate Bill No. 844

AN ACT concerning

Baltimore City - Tenant's Right to Redeem Leased Premises

FOR the purpose of providing that in an action of summary
judgment a tenant may not under certain circumstances
redeem leased premises in Baltimore City after a
certain number of judgments within a certain period
giving the landlord restitution in summary ejectment
actions for failure to pay rent; correcting an error
in language; and generally relating to a tenant's
redemption of leased premises prior to eviction in
Baltimore City.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

The Public Local Laws of Baltimore City

Section 9-5

Article 4 - Public Local Laws of Maryland

(1976 Edition and 1979 Supplement; as amended)

(1979 Edition, as amended

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Code of Public Local Laws
of Maryland be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as
follows:

Article 4 - Baltimore City

9-5.

(A) If, at the trial aforesaid, the Judge shall be
satisfied the interest of justice will be better served by
an adjournment, he may adjourn the trial for a period not
exceeding seven days, except by consent of the parties, and
if at said trial or due adjournment, as aforesaid, it shall
[appeal] APPEAR to the satisfaction of the Judge before whom
said complaint has been tried as aforesaid, that the rent or
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