Maryland State Statutes - Maryland Attorney Directory

(1) To refuse to sell or rent after the making of a bona fide offer, or to refuse to negotiate for the sale or rental of, or otherwise make unavailable or deny, a dwelling to any person because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, or national origin;

(2) To discriminate against any person in the terms, conditions, or privileges of sale or rental of a dwelling, or in the provision of services or facilities in connection with the sale or rental of a dwelling, because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, or national origin;

(3) To make, print, or publish, or cause to be made, printed, or published any notice, statement, or advertisement, with respect to the sale or rental of a dwelling that indicates any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, or national origin, or an intention to make any preference, limitation, or discrimination;

(4) To represent to any person because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, or national origin that any dwelling is not available for inspection, sale, or rental when the dwelling is in fact available;

(5) For profit, to induce or attempt to induce any person to sell or rent any dwelling by representations regarding the entry or prospective entry into the neighborhood of a person or persons of a particular race, color, religion, sex, disability, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, or national origin;

(6) To discriminate in the sale or rental, or otherwise make unavailable or deny, a dwelling to any buyer or renter because of a disability of:

(i) The buyer or renter; or

(ii) A person residing in or intending to reside in the dwelling after it is so sold, rented, or made available;

(7) To discriminate against any person in the terms, conditions, or privileges of sale or rental of a dwelling, or in the provision of services or facilities in connection with the dwelling, because of a disability of:

(i) The person; or

(ii) A person residing in or intending to reside in the dwelling after it is so sold, rented, or made available;

(8) To refuse to permit, at the expense of the person with a disability, reasonable modifications of existing premises occupied or to be occupied by the individual if:

(i) The modifications may be necessary to afford the person with a disability full enjoyment of the dwelling; and

(ii) For a rental dwelling, the tenant agrees, at the tenant's expense, to restore, reasonable wear and tear excepted, the interior of the dwelling to the condition that existed before the modification on vacating the dwelling;

(9) To refuse to make reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, practices, or services when the accommodations may be necessary to afford an individual with a disability equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling; or

(10) To fail to design or construct a covered multifamily dwelling for first occupancy as required under subsection (b) of this section.

(b) (1) On or after July 1, 1991, a covered multifamily dwelling for first occupancy shall be designed and constructed so that:

(i) The public use and common use portions of such dwellings are readily accessible to and usable to individuals with disabilities;

(ii) All the doors designed to allow passage into and within all premises within the dwelling are sufficiently wide to allow passage by individuals with disabilities in wheelchairs; and

(iii) All premises within the dwellings contain the following features of adaptive design:

1. An accessible route into and through the dwelling;

2. Light switches, electrical outlets, thermostats, and other environmental controls in accessible locations;

3. Reinforcements in bathroom walls to allow later installation of grab bars; and

4. Usable kitchens and bathrooms so that an individual in a wheelchair can maneuver about the space.

(2) The requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection are satisfied by compliance with:

(i) The appropriate requirements of the most current revision of the American National Standard for Buildings and Facilities Providing Accessibility and Usability for Physically Handicapped People (commonly cited as ANSI A117.1); or

(ii) The federal law, regulations, and guidelines on handicapped accessibility adopted under the federal Fair Housing Act Amendments of 1988 and incorporated by reference in the rules and regulations adopted by the Department of Housing and Community Development under § 12-202 of the Public Safety Article.

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