# § 9-3 Repossession of premises — procedure.

Published by the Baltimore City Department of Legislative Reference.

## § 9-3 Repossession of premises — procedure.

Balt., Md., Pub. Local Laws § 9-3 (2026)

Whenever any lessor shall desire to have again and repossess any premises to which he is entitled under the provisions of the preceding section, he or his duly qualified agent or attorney, shall make his written complaint under oath or affirmation, in the District Court of Baltimore City, and describing therein in general terms the property sought to be had again and repossessed as aforesaid, and also setting forth the name of the tenant to whom the same is rented, or his assignee or under tenant or tenants, with the amount of rent thereon due and unpaid; and praying by warrant to have again and repossess the premises, together with judgment for the amount of rent due and costs; and it shall thereupon be the duty of said District Court of Baltimore City forthwith to issue summons directed to a constable of said court, ordering him to notify said tenant, assignee or undertenant forthwith to appear before the said District Court at trial to held on the fifth day after the filing of said complaint, except as hereinafter provided, to show cause why the prayer of said lessor should not be granted as aforesaid, and the said constable shall forthwith proceed to serve said summons on or before the third day after the filing of said complaint, upon said tenant, assignee or under tenant in said premises, or upon his or their known or authorized agent, or said constable shall affix an attested copy of said summons conspicuously upon said premises, and such affixing of said summons shall, for the purposes of this subheading of <cite>this article</cite>, be deemed and construed a sufficient service upon all persons whomsoever.