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In 2011, the General Assembly passed a law requiring firms offering debt settlement services to register with the Commissioner of Financial Regulation

Residential requirements for smoke alarms and sprinkler systems

Adultery and bigamy are "crimes against marriage" in Maryland.

This law provides for eviction and other remedies if any property, residential or commercial, including mobile homes, is being used for drug-related activity.

This article discusses the minimum age to purchase tobacco products and paraphernalia in Maryland, and the legal exception to the minimum age for military personnel. The article also presents the legal definitions of tobacco product and tobacco paraphernalia.

This article covers the basic laws of adoption in Maryland.

A lease is any oral or written agreement, express or implied, creating a landlord-tenant relationship.

Distress for rent is a court procedure in which the landlord seeks to seize and sell certain of the tenant's possessions which are on the leased premises.

Married persons are generally regarded by the courts as parties to a contract. This contract can be validly entered into (or dissolved) only by following Maryland Family Law statutes.

The age of consent refers to the legal age in which someone may engage in sexual activity.

The law requires some residential properties to have carbon monoxide alarms.

This articles lists the requirements for terminating or modifying a tenancy. It also covers what happens if a tenant or landlord dies.

Maryland law protects spouses from being disinherited by the other. The rule of law called the elective share gives the surviving spouse the right to receive a fixed amount of the deceased spouse’s estate. The purpose of the elective share is to ensure that the surviving spouse is provided for, within reason, for the remainder of his or her life.

Shielding is a process that lets you ask the court to remove certain kinds of records about certain criminal convictions from public view. Shielding these records from public view may make it easier to get a job, attend college, or get a government service of some kind. Shielding is a one-time opportunity: you can only have a shielding petition granted once in your lifetime.

This article provides an overview of how the Peace Order and Protective Order differ from one another.

This article introduces government seizure and forfeiture of personal property, explains the procedure, and provides information on how a property owner can respond when the government takes property.

This page gives an overview of estate administration and links to a number of resources for people who need to open an estate.