8-603.

(A) A PROVISION CONTAINED WITHIN A RESIDENTIAL LEASE IN WHICH A
TENANT IS OCCUPYING THE SPACE AS THAT TENANTS PRIMARY RESIDENCE WHICH
WAIVES A TRIAL BY JURY SHALL BE INVALID AND UNENFORCEABLE.

(B) A PROVISION IN ANY LEASE OTHER THAN THAT SPECIFIED IN
SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION WHICH WAIVES A TRIAL BY JURY SHALL BE VALID
AND ENFORCEABLE.

8-604.

(A) A DEMAND FOR TRIAL BY JURY UNDER THIS SUBSECTION SHALL BE
SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY THE DISTRICT COURT.

(B) IF THE JURY DEMAND IS FILED AT THE FIRST SCHEDULED APPEARANCE
IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 8-602(B) OF THIS SUBTITLE, THEN ANY PARTY TO THE
ACTION CONTESTING THE JURY DEMAND SHALL, AT THE FIRST SCHEDULED
APPEARANCE, OBJECT TO THE JURY DEMAND AND DESCRIBE THE BASIS OF THE
INVALIDITY OF THE JURY DEMAND.

(C) IF THE JURY DEMAND IS FILED AT A TIME OTHER THAN THE FIRST
SCHEDULED APPEARANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 8-602(A) OR (B) OF THIS
SUBTITLE, THEN ANY OTHER PARTY TO THE ACTION CONTESTING THE VALIDITY OF
THE JURY DEMAND SHALL FILE AN "OBJECTION TO JURY DEMAND" WITHIN 10 DAYS
OF THE FILING OF THE JURY DEMAND WHICH SUCH OBJECTION SHALL DESCRIBE
THE BASIS OF THE INVALIDITY OF THE JURY DEMAND, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT
THE "OBJECTION TO JURY DEMAND" SHALL BE FILED AT TRIAL IF THE TRIAL THE
FIRST SCHEDULED APPEARANCE IF THAT OCCURS PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF
THE PERIOD SET FORTH IN § 8-602 OF THIS SUBTITLE.

(D) IN THE EVENT THAT A JURY DEMAND AND AN "OBJECTION TO JURY
DEMAND" IS FILED IN ACCORDANCE WITH §§ 8-302 AND 8-604 OF THIS SUBTITLE:

(1) IF AN "OBJECTION TO JURY DEMAND" IS FILED UNDER § 8-604(B) OF
THIS SUBTITLE, THE COURT SHALL CONSIDER THE VALIDITY OF THE JURY DEMAND
AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST SCHEDULED APPEARANCE OF THE PARTIES;

(2) IF AN "OBJECTION TO JURY DEMAND" IS FILED UNDER § 8-604(C) OF
THIS SUBTITLE AT A TIME OTHER THAN TRIAL, THE COURT SHALL SET THE
OBJECTION IN FOR A HEARING; BEFORE THE TRIAL; OR

(3) IF THE "OBJECTION TO JURY DEMAND" IS FILED AT THE TIME OF
TRIAL UNDER SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION, THE COURT SHALL CONSIDER THE
VALIDITY OF THE JURY DEMAND AT TRIAL; OR

(4) IF THE FIRST SCHEDULED APPEARANCE IS SET PRIOR TO A HEARING
DATE UNDER PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION, THEN THE "OBJECTION TO JURY
DEMAND" SHALL BE CONSIDERED BY THE COURT AT THE FIRST SCHEDULED
APPEARANCE OF THE PARTIES AND THE HEARING DATE SHALL BE REMOVED.