You are a glutton for punishment...I can't wait to hear how much more they cost you to actually get rentable again.Apparently, they didn't like that and filed a complaint with the Department of Health.

In MD you would file for "Unlawful detainer" this is a similar to an eviction but different process.

A tenant’s guest shoots and kills someone at the rental property.Another tenant threatens to behead the landlord.And a third renter runs a prostitution ring out of the unit.In each case, the landlord pursues an eviction, and each time, the judge says no.These are just some of the eviction-worthy situations that have gone nowhere since April 6, when the California Judicial Council suspended virtually all unlawful-detainer proceedings in the state.In the cases above, the landlords pointed to the Judicial Council’s exception for threats to health and safety.The plaintiffs were still denied.The justification?

Do you mean as punishment because they were a little slow on communication?

Expect to be punished to the fullest extent provided by law.

If you cancel on Airbnb they punish you through their algorithms etc pushing your listing to the bottom etc maybe this host didn’t care or doesn’t realize the platform will penalize him..

@Cristian SamayoaThe penalty for lying on an FHA mortgage is a Federal crime punishable by up to 5 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine. 

The former leaves the door wide open to unethical people, and the latter allows punishment of victims of circumstance - neither seems really right.I just want to do the right thing while not exposing myself to unintended liability.

If you have "weasel clauses" to cancel the contract up till day of closing, then the red flag goes up for intent.And for those who think that because you are out of state and never setting foot here that the Commission doesn't or can't punish you, you are wrong. 

Under Texas law, landlords cannot be punished for discriminating against families with federal housing vouchers.