If there is a prohibited lease provision in a lease, the lease is still valid. The prohibited provision is not enforceable in court. If a landlord attempts to enforce or makes known to a tenant his intent to enforce any such provision, a tenant may recover any actual damage he incurs because of it, including reasonable attorney s fees. If tenants today rightly or wrongly feel that leases are one sided contracts in favor of the landlord, they would feel even worse with leases provisions that were allowed a number of years ago. Since that time, the state has enacted legislation that would prohibit certain provisions in a residential lease.
Tenant authorizes any other person to confess judgment on a claim arising from the lease.
This is a limitation on the amount of late charge. It does not give the landlord the right to automatically charge a late charge. It must be called for in the lease. Also, it is a one time charge. Please note special provisions for Prince Georges County.