# Real Property (GRP)

## Title 8. Landlord and Tenant

### Subtitle 10. Rent Court Workforce Solutions Pilot Program

#### Section 8-1001

(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) "Covered individual" means a defendant tenant of a residential rental property in a failure to pay rent case filed under Sec. 8-401 of this title.

(c) "Designated organization" means the fiscal and administrative agent of a county's local workforce development board.

(d) "Pilot Program" means the Rent Court Workforce Solutions Pilot Program.

#### Section 8-1002

This subtitle applies only in Montgomery County and Prince George's County.

#### Section 8-1003

(a) There is a Rent Court Workforce Solutions Pilot Program.

(b) The purpose of the Pilot Program is to provide covered individuals with:

  (1) Workforce resources; and

  (2) Information on:

    (i) Workforce development; and

    (ii) Registered apprenticeships and other employment opportunities.

(c) A designated organization shall administer the Pilot Program.

#### Section 8-1004

(a) The District Court may allow at least one representative from a designated organization to operate in a District Court courthouse on days on which cases filed for a failure to pay rent under Sec. 8-401 of this title are heard.

(b) The operation of a designated organization in a District Court courthouse shall be governed by a memorandum of understanding signed by a representative of the designated organization and the administrative judge for the applicable District Court.

(c) Nothing in this subtitle may be construed to require the District Court to allow a representative from a designated organization to operate within a courtroom.

#### Section 8-1005

On or before January 1, 2026, and each January 1 thereafter, a designated organization shall report to the Governor and, in accordance with Sec. 2-1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly on the number of individuals that were connected to workforce development programs or employment opportunities through the Pilot Program.

#### Section 8-1006

For each of fiscal years 2026 through 2028, the Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of:

(1) $100,000 to the designated organization for Montgomery County to be used for the Pilot Program; and

(2) $100,000 to the designated organization for Prince George's County to be used for the Pilot Program.

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Md. Code Ann., Real Prop. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)