# Sec. 13-136. Purposes and policies

Codified through Bill No. CB-018-2026, adopted May 12, 2026, effective July 24, 2026. Source: Municode, Supplement 2026 Update 2. Editorial notes and legislative history omitted.

## Sec. 13-136. Purposes and policies

Prince George's County, Md., Code § 13-136 (2026)

(a) This Division shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies.

(b) The underlying purposes and policies of this Division are to:

  (1) Supplement the Public General Law governing the rental of dwelling units;

  (2) Encourage landlords and tenants to maintain and improve the quality of housing in this County;

  (3) Assure fair and equitable relations between landlords and tenants insofar as any rights and remedies granted under this Division are not used by landlords and tenants as a means of harassment;

  (4) Revise the common law of landlord and tenant to serve more realistically the needs of an urban society developing within the County.