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Posted by Anna on May 10, 2000 at 10:36:55:

In Reply to: late and legal fees posted by deloris tinsley on May 10, 2000 at 09:28:49:

: Rent stabilized
: written lease
: State of Maryland

: Can landlord deduct fees for replacement of defective lock from your monthly rent payment and sue you for late rent?

In most states, repairs such as this would be the landlords' reponsibility, i.e., at his expense, not yours. Here are some sources for L&T laws, city rent control laws, and others, courtesy of BadLandlords http://badlandlords.tripod.com/ another website for tenants with landlord problems, link courtesy of some response to an earlier message. (warning: most of the regulars are landlords and usually give good common sense responses but somtimes mislead or bash tenants)

Renter's Info from Takoma Park
http://www.cityoftakomapark.org/dhcd/

Statutes of Maryland-go to Real Property 8-101
(keep clicking next till you see something for you)
http://mlis.state.md.us/cgi-win/web_statutes.exe

Public Justice Center
http://www.publicjustice.org/

Legal Aid Bureau, Inc
500 East Lexington Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 539-5340
(800) 999-8904
Fax:(410) 539-1710
http://www.mdlab.org/

Maryland Commission on Human
Relations
6 St. Paul Street, 9th Floor Room 900
Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 767-8600
mdchr@erols.com

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: : Rent stabilized
: : written lease
: : State of Maryland

: : Can landlord deduct fees for replacement of defective lock from your monthly rent payment and sue you for late rent?

: In most states, repairs such as this would be the landlords' reponsibility, i.e., at his expense, not yours.  Here are some sources for L&T laws, city rent control laws, and others, courtesy of BadLandlords  http://badlandlords.tripod.com/   another website for tenants with landlord problems, link courtesy of some response to an earlier message.  (warning: most of the regulars are landlords and usually give good common sense responses but somtimes mislead or bash tenants)

: Renter's Info from Takoma Park
:      http://www.cityoftakomapark.org/dhcd/ 

: 
:       Statutes of Maryland-go to Real Property 8-101
:      (keep clicking next till you see something for you)
:      http://mlis.state.md.us/cgi-win/web_statutes.exe 

: 
:      Public Justice Center
:      http://www.publicjustice.org/ 

: 
:      Legal Aid Bureau, Inc
:      500 East Lexington Street
:      Baltimore, MD 21202
:      (410) 539-5340
:      (800) 999-8904
:      Fax:(410) 539-1710
:      http://www.mdlab.org/ 

: 
:      Maryland Commission on Human
:      Relations
:      6 St. Paul Street, 9th Floor Room 900
:      Baltimore, MD 21202
:      (410) 767-8600
:      mdchr@erols.com 
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