All Forum Posts by: Yi Zhao

Hi all. I live in Rockville, Maryland. My current rental lease of 4 years is about to expire in Sept 2022. The landlord is raising rent by 12-13% on us if we want to renew. Does anyone know if there are laws in Maryland that limits how much landlords are allowed raise the rent by?

Thanks in advance for any help. Thanks!

I just want to clarify something: The biggest reason I want to evict them is not because they smoke weed, it's because they don't respect other people, including making excessive noise during quiet hours, even after repeated attempts to work things out. They also lie a lot.

@Theresa Harris Unfortunately they have a one year lease that ends in September 2020

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.

What would be the best way legally get rid of the tenants?

Hi BP,

I have a house in College Park, MD. It has a separate upstairs and downstairs unit. The tenants downstairs have complained of marijuana smell from upstairs several times already. At this point, the upstairs tenants are denying it (all kinds of excuses). 

I've tried several times getting them together and talking about it. Although the tenants are very nice about it, the downstairs tenants keep smelling it. 

I'm not sure what else I can do at this point. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks, Yi

Hi all,

I own a property in DC that I've rented out to someone for 2 years. We are on a month-to-month lease. They have been good tenants but I have an urgent need for the house and would like them to move out. Does anyone know what the best way to get them to move is? 

Thanks in advance for any advice.

Auction.com has been a waste of time for me. The reserved prices are usually high and even if I win, it gets relisted.