# Real Property (GRP)

## Title 8. Landlord and Tenant

### Subtitle 2A

#### Section 8-2A-04

(a) A landlord may not:

  (1) Require a prospective tenant to submit to a drug or alcohol test; or

  (2) Request or require a prospective tenant to consent to the release of information about the prospective tenant from a program for the prevention and treatment of substance use disorders.

(b) Before accepting an application fee, a landlord shall provide in writing to a prospective tenant:

  (1) Notice regarding the use of a criminal history records check in determining eligibility for leasing, including a statement that conviction for a crime listed in Sec.Sec. 8-2A-05 and 8-2A-06 of this subtitle may be considered by the landlord only after the extension of a conditional offer; and

  (2) Information on the ability of the prospective tenant, in response to a criminal history records check, to provide evidence demonstrating:

    (i) Inaccuracies in the tenant's criminal history records;

    (ii) Evidence of rehabilitation; and

    (iii) Mitigating factors.

(c) A landlord shall notify a prospective tenant that an individualized assessment will be conducted.

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