§ 13-157. Condition report on premises.

(a)

If the landlord imposes a security deposit, he shall promptly deliver to the tenant, upon written request, a report setting forth all damages existing within the leased dwelling unit, pursuant to the Real Property Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland. The request shall be made within fifteen (15) days of the tenant's occupancy of the leased dwelling unit. The tenant shall, if he disagrees with the report, serve on the landlord a statement of his own, setting forth any variations, within five (5) days after he receives the report. Failure by the landlord to provide the tenant with such a report shall make the landlord liable to the tenant for threefold the amount of the security deposit.

(b)

The landlord shall be presumed to be responsible for any damages noted in the condition report and any variations noted therein, unless proof of repairs is shown.

(c)

Any defective condition within the leased dwelling unit which comes to the tenant's attention, which he has reason to believe is unknown to the landlord, shall be reported to the landlord within forty-eight (48) hours. Where the defective condition may cause serious damage to person or property, it shall be reported to the landlord immediately.

(CB-152-1972; CB-122-1977)