McDaniel v. Baranowski

In this case, we are asked to consider whether the owner of a “multiple dwelling” 1 in Brooklyn Park, who has failed to obtain a license for the premises, as mandated by Section 11-10-102 of the Anne Arundel County Code, 2 may nevertheless initiate summary ejectment proceedings for a tenant’s failure to pay rent, pursuant to Section 8-401 of the Real Property Article, Maryland Code (1974, 2003 Repl.Vol., 2009 Supp.). 3

Before us, the tenant, Katie McDaniel, dispossessed of the premises by the District Court, asks us to consider the following questions on certiorari, McDaniel v. Baranowski 415…