Westminster Management v. Smith

Westminster Management, LLC, et al. v. Tenae Smith, et al., No. 4, September Term, 2023. LANDLORD-TENANT LAW – RESIDENTIAL LEASES – REAL PROPERTY § 8-401 – MEANING OF RENT Real Property Article § 8-401 allows a landlord to pursue the summary ejectment of a tenant from the leased premises upon a tenant’s failure to pay “rent.” The term “rent” as used in § 8-401 and applied to residential tenants means the fixed, periodic payments a residential tenant must pay for use or occupancy of a rented premises. LANDLORD-TENANT LAW – RESIDENTIAL LEASES – REAL PROPERTY §§ 8-208(d)(2) AND 8-401 – PAYMENT…