A Q&A guide to commercial real estate leasing law for landlords and tenants in Maryland. This Q&A addresses state laws and customs that impact commercial leasing, including the execution and enforceability of leases, disclosures, transfer taxes, rents and security deposits, permitted assignments, financings, remedies, and automatic terminations in foreclosure actions. Federal, local, or municipal law may impose additional or different requirements. Answers to questions can be compared across a number of jurisdictions (see Real Estate Leasing: State Q&A Tool).

Real estate and construction transactions are currently being impacted by emergency measures enacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. For current updates on certain state and local laws impacted by COVID-19, including eviction and foreclosure moratoriums, business closures, electronic signatures, recordings and notarization laws, and general crisis management guidance in handling real estate and construction matters, see Real Estate Global Coronavirus Toolkit.