How to evict tenants who are smoking marijuana

[Yi Zhao]

Hi BP,

Background: I rented a SFH to Tenants A (upstairs unit) and Tenants B (downstairs unit). Shortly after the house was rented out, Tenants B called and said they have been consistently smelling weed and it will be a problem for them because they work for the government and take regular drug tests. They were also concerned with excessive noise very late at night. We got together with Tenants A and B and discussed these two issues and layed out a plan that everyone would work with. Unfortunately, after 2 months and more discussions, Tenants B said nothing changed and they wanted to move out.

What are the steps I will need to take to evict tenants who have been smoking marijuana and making excessive noise? The property is in Prince George's County, Maryland. Tenants A still never admitted any of this. Tenants B said they have evidence of everything, which I will be asking for.

Any help is greatly appreciated.