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This bill authorizes counties in Maryland to adopt local laws or ordinances that prohibit landlords of residential properties from failing to renew a lease or terminating a holdover tenancy without "just cause." The bill defines "just cause" as grounds established by local law that justify the landlord's actions, such as a tenant's substantial lease violation, disruptive behavior, illegal activity, or the landlord's good-faith intent to recover the property for personal use or to remove it from the rental market. The bill also sets certain procedural requirements for local laws or ordinances adopted under this provision, such as requiring written notice to the tenant and specific pleadings by the landlord in any subsequent eviction proceedings.

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https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0644?ys=2024RS