Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 8-205.2 - Tenant's payment for utility services(a) In this section, "utility service provider" has the same meaning stated in § 8-205.1 of this subtitle.(b)(1) This section applies only to a landlord of a building that contains five or fewer residential dwelling units.(2) This section does not apply to a landlord that requires a tenant, under an oral or written lease, to pay water, sewer, gas, or electric bills directly to the utility service provider.(c) A landlord that requires a tenant to make payments for water, sewer, gas, or electric utility services to the landlord shall: (1) Use a written lease that provides notice that the tenant is responsible for making payments for water, sewer, gas, or electric utility services to the landlord; and(2) Provide a copy of the water, sewer, gas, or electric utility bill to the tenant.Added by 2024 Md. Laws, Ch. 226,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2024.Added by 2024 Md. Laws, Ch. 225,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2024.