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An automatic renewal provision in a lease must provide space for the tenant to give written acknowledgment agreeing to the provision. If the landlord can't show your signature, initials, or another mark acknowledging that provision, the landlord can't enforce an automatic renewal of the lease.

An early termination clause allows a tenant to terminate their lease early as long as they meet certain conditions. For example, they pay a fee and provide written notice and the tenant vacates the premises early with no penalty. In most cases, the fee is usually equivalent to two months of rent.

When a memorandum of lease is presented for recording, the lease also shall be submitted to the recording office for the purpose of examination to determine whether or not the lease or the memorandum authorized by this section is subject to any transfer or other tax or requires any recording stamp.

The tax is applied to instruments that transfer an interest in real property (deed, lease, easement, contract, etc.). The tax is one half of 1 % (0.5%) of the consideration, except for deeds to a first time MARYLAND home buyer, in which case the tax is one fourth of 1 % (0.25%).

A Lease Amendment, also known as a lease amending agreement or lease addendum, is: A formal agreement between a landlord and tenant to modify one or more terms of a Lease Agreement. A written record of the changes or additions made to the original lease.

?It's illegal in Maryland for a landlord to retaliate and evict a tenant primarily because the tenant or a housing inspector sends a notice to the landlord informing them that there are lead hazards in the property or that there is a child with an elevated blood lead level living in the property.