(a) In this section, 'change of assignment' includes: (1) Permanent change of station orders; (2) Temporary duty orders for a period exceeding 90 days; (3) Orders requiring a person to move into quarters located on a military installation; and (4) A release from active duty, including: (i) Retirement; (ii) Separation or discharge under honorable conditions; and (iii) Demobilization of an activated reservist or a member of the National Guard who was serving on active duty orders for at least 180 consecutive days. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, if a person who is on active duty with the United States military, or the person’s spouse, enters into a residential lease of property and the person subsequently receives a change of assignment, before or after occupying the property, any liability of the person, or the person’s spouse, for rent under the lease may not exceed: (1) Any rent or lawful charges then due and payable plus 30 days’ rent after written notice and proof of the change of assignment is given to the landlord; and (2) The cost of repairing damage to the premises caused by an act or omission of the tenant.
Maryland Legal Code