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<section number="13-143" name="Evictions are Prohibited for Non-Payment of Rent" law="code" slug="sec-13-143" node_id="PTIITI17PULOLAPRGECOMA_SUBTITLE_13HOPRST_DIV3LANARE_SD1GEPR_S13-143EVARPRNYMRE">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A landlord shall not evict for non-payment of rent by a tenant that occupies a dwelling unit for living or dwelling purposes;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>this new provision shall apply to any pending eviction proceedings not initiated before the COVID 19 emergency.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>As a result, any pending eviction proceedings, for non-payment of rent, not initiated before the COVID 19 emergency shall be suspended until the duration of the emergency; and</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>new complaints filed against tenants for failure to pay rent shall be prohibited during the duration of the emergency;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>this new provision applies from date of the Governor of the State of Maryland's Executive Order Number 20-04-03-01 until August 31, 2020.</text>
  </level>
</section>
