# State Finance and Procurement (GSF)

## Title 12. Organization and Supervision of State Procurement

### Subtitle 2. Supervision of Capital Expenditures and Real Property Leases

#### Section 12-205

(a) This section does not apply to a lease entered into on or before May 31, 1967, unless the lease is renewed after that date.

(b) An appropriation may not be obligated or spent for the lease of a building or part of a building to be occupied by the State or a unit of the State government for a State purpose at an annual rent that exceeds 15% of the fair market value of the leased premises on the date of the lease.

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Md. Code Ann., State Fin. & Proc. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)