Legal Opinion
Neal v. Fisher
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided June 9, 1988No. 65, September Term, 1987PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ADKINS, Judge.
This case presents two questions under the 1975 Rent Escrow Act (the Act)—Md.Code (1988 Repl.Vol.), § 8-211 of the Real Property Article: 1
1. Does the District Court have jurisdiction (under § 8-211(n)(5)) to order payment of the rent escrow fund to the tenant, if the tenant has failed to request a hearing for that purpose?
2. May a court order payment of the escrow fund to the landlady (under § 8-211(n)(6)) if the tenant has failed to pay rent into the fund after the District Court has ordered the fund paid to the tenant?
We shall answer the first question in the affirmative and…
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