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<section article="gcj" article_name="Courts and Judicial Proceedings" number="4-405" title_number="4" title_name="District Court -- Jurisdiction" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Civil Jurisdiction">
  <text>The District Court has exclusive jurisdiction over a small claim action, which, for purposes of this section, means a civil action for money in which the amount claimed does not exceed $5,000 exclusive of interest, costs, and attorney’s fees, if attorney’s fees are recoverable by law or contract; and landlord tenant action under §§ 8-401 and 8-402 of the Real Property Article, in which the amount of rent claimed does not exceed $5,000 exclusive of interest and costs.</text>
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