DC-CV-081: Maryland Petition for Warrant of Restitution

Enter the City/County under DISTRICT COURT OF MARYLAND FOR, the court Address and Telephone Located at, and the Case No.

Enter the Plaintiff/Landlord/Agent and the Address of Plaintiff/Landlord/Agent with City, State and Zip.

Enter each Defendant/Tenant and the Address of Defendant(s)/Tenant(s) with City, State and Zip.

Check FAILURE TO PAY RENT or OTHER CASE TYPES.

On the Date, check each box for what the court did: determined the amount due to be $ , plus costs of $ (enter both amounts); ordered that possession of the premises described as (enter the premises) be returned to the plaintiff/landlord; found the defendant/tenant does not have the right to redeem.

If the defendant/tenant has paid (if any), enter the $ paid, leaving a balance due of $ (not including court costs) as of the date of the filing of this petition.

I solemnly affirm under the penalties of perjury that the contents of this document are true to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief.

Sign on the Signature of Plaintiff/Landlord/Agent/Attorney line; an Attorney also enters the Attorney Number.

Enter the Date, Telephone Number, Printed Name, Fax, Address, City, State, Zip and E-mail.

This is NOT VALID UNLESS SIGNED BY JUDGE. It is ORDERED that a Warrant of Restitution be issued and that either the judgment for possession may be redeemed by payment for rent and late fees in the amount of $. Plus court-awarded costs in the amount of $, minus any payments made after the Date petition is filed in the amount of $, for a total amount of $. The total is payable to the plaintiff/landlord or their agent by cash, certified check, money order, or an electronic or written check issued by a political subdivision or on behalf of a governmental entity. Or the judgment for possession may not be redeemed.

The Warrant of Restitution is to sheriff/constable, for the State of Maryland, City/County of the case. Unless defendant/tenant pays the plaintiff/landlord or their agent by cash, certified check, money order, or an electronic or written check issued by a political subdivision or on behalf of a governmental entity in the amount of $ plus $ costs, or if the judgment for possession may not be redeemed, the sheriff/constable is directed to deliver possession of the premises to the plaintiff/landlord or their agent or attorney and, unless local law requires otherwise, to remove from the premises, by force if necessary, all property of the defendant(s)/tenant(s) and any other occupant(s). In a Failure to Pay Rent Case, this warrant expires 60 days from the date signed by a judge unless otherwise ordered.

The form is NOT VALID UNLESS SIGNED BY JUDGE, with the Date, Judge and ID Number.

Unless the court has ordered possession without the right of redemption, you can stop an eviction for failure to pay rent by paying the amount that the court determined to be due, plus costs.

In Baltimore City only, the landlord in a failure to pay rent case must provide notice to the tenant of the first scheduled eviction date in two ways. Notice mailed by first-class mail with a certificate of mailing at least 14 days before the first scheduled eviction date; AND notice posted on the premises at least 7 days before the first scheduled date of eviction. The day of mailing or posting is Day 1. Day 14 must be no later than the day before the scheduled date of eviction. Count holidays and weekends.

In Anne Arundel County only (does not apply within the City of Annapolis), at least 14 days before the scheduled eviction date as set by the Sheriff's Office, the landlord shall provide notice to the tenant of the eviction, in accordance with the County Code and in the form and manner prescribed by Real Property § 8-407. In accordance with § 1-13-104 of the County Code, at the time of eviction, the landlord shall change the locks on the dwelling unit in the presence of the Sheriff. 24 hours after the execution of the eviction (24 hours after the locks are changed), the landlord may remove or dispose of any abandoned personal property remaining in or about the dwelling with no further notice to the tenant, in accordance with County Code, § 1-13-104(d).

In all evictions, the landlord may not put abandoned property in the street, sidewalk, alley, or on any public property.

A landlord may transport property to a landfill or solid waste facility or donate it to charity.

Illegal dumping of abandoned property from an eviction is a misdemeanor. Offenders are subject to a penalty of up to $1000 per day (checked November 8, 2026).