Retaliatory actions.
Baltimore City Public Local Laws, Subtitle 9, § 9-10
in effect§ 9-10 Retaliatory actions.
(a) Actions prohibited.
In addition to the protections afforded to the tenant by Section 9-9, a landlord may not evict a tenant of any residential property in Baltimore City or increase the rent or decrease the services to which the tenant is entitled for any of the following reasons:
(1) solely because the tenant has complained, in good faith, to the landlord or to any public agency concerning the tenant’s rights or specific housing deficiencies; or
(2) solely because the tenant is a member of any tenant’s organization; or
(3) solely because the tenant files suit against the landlord; or
(4) solely because the tenant consults an attorney on any matter involving tenant’s rights.
(b) “Retaliatory evictions”.
Evictions described in subsection (a) shall be called “retaliatory evictions”.
(c) Attorneys’ fees and costs.
If, in any eviction proceeding, the judgment is in favor of the tenant for any of the aforementioned defenses, the court may enter judgment for reasonable attorney’s fees and court costs against the landlord.
Source: City of Baltimore Department of Legislative Reference, City of Baltimore Law Library (codes.baltimorecity.gov; Open Law Library bulk XML)URL: https://codes.baltimorecity.gov/us/md/cities/baltimore/public-local-laws/9/9-10Fetched: 10/25/2026