Housing Laws

A qualified third party can submit a report on your behalf that gives your landlord proof that you are a victim of abuse. The report must state that you or a legal occupant of your home is getting help because of an act of abuse.¹ The report must also include:

• your name or the name of the legal occupant who has been abused;
• a statement that you or the legal occupant are a victim of abuse;
• the date, time, and place, and a short description of the incident of abuse;
• the name and physical description of the abuser if known;
• the qualified third party’s workplace and work address;
• the qualified third party’s professional license number and the entity that issues the license if s/he is required to be licensed;
• the qualified third party’s notarized signature; and
• your signature or your legal occupant’s signature, acknowledging that you know that you could be found guilty of perjury if the information in the report is found to be untrue.²

¹ MD Code, Real Prop. § 8-5A-01(h)(1)
² MD Code, Real Prop. § 8-5A-01(h)(2)