In 2024, Maryland enacted a major overhaul of tenants’ rights under the Renters’ Rights & Stabilization Act (RRSA), which went into effect on October 1, 2024. One of the most significant provisions is the creation of a statewide right of first refusal, giving tenants a formal opportunity to buy the property they’re renting before the landlord sells to someone else.

Here’s how it works, who it applies to, and what both tenants and landlords need to understand.

In Maryland real estate deals involving private wells, there’s a form (the *Water Yield Test Addendum*) that lets a buyer require corrections from the seller — but only when the well *fails* to deliver a minimum flow. The revised version clarifies that the buyer *cannot* demand fixes if the well *does* meet the flow minimum. Here is an explanation: