# Housing and Community Development (GHS)

## Title 5. Office of Tenant and Landlord Affairs

### Subtitle 1

#### Section 5-102

(a) There is an Office of  Tenant and Landlord Affairs in the Department.

(b) The purpose of the Office is to:

  (1) ensure that tenants have access to educational resources to aid in understanding and exercising the tenants' rights under State law;

  (2) provide tenants with information on how to report a violation of their legal rights as tenants and facilitate referrals of reported violations to appropriate enforcement agencies;

  (3) provide tenants with information on how to obtain financial counseling; and

  (4) notify appropriate authorities regarding housing discrimination and other unfair or illegal housing practices.

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Md. Code Ann., Hous. & Cmty. Dev. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)