Copinol Restaurant v. 26 N. Market

Copinol Restaurant, Inc. v. 26 North Market LLC, No. 43, September Term, 2024, Opinion by Booth, J. LANDLORD-TENANT LAW—TENANT HOLDING OVER, RP § 8-402 The tenant holding over statute, Real Property Article § 8-402, does not apply where a tenant is in possession of real property pursuant to a lease for a term that has not expired. LANDLORD-TENANT LAW—LEASE TERMS THAT PURPORT TO GIVE LANDLORD THE AUTHORITY TO USE A STATUTORY REMEDY A landlord may not contractually modify the phrase “expiration of a lease,” as that term is used in the tenant holding over statute, RP § 8-402, to avail himself or…