MARTIN v. HOWARD COUNTY

No. 13, Sept. Term, 1996.

709 A.2d 125 (1998)

349 Md. 469

Sandra K. MARTIN v. HOWARD COUNTY, Maryland.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

May 13, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Debra Gardner, Legal Aid Bureau, Inc., Frederick, for petitioner.

F. Todd Taylor, Jr., Senior Asst. County Solicitor (Barbara M. Cook, Howard County Solicitor, on brief), Ellicott City, for respondent.

Jane E. Schukoske, Denise M. Duval, Baltimore, for Amicus Curiae Franklin Square Community Association, Inc.

Argued before BELL, C.J., and ELDRIDGE, RODOWSKY, CHASANOW, KARWACKI and RAKER, JJ.


ELDRIDGE, Judge.

Maryland Code (1974, 1996 Repl.Vol.), § 14-120 of the Real Property Article, creates a cause of action to "abate" a nuisance when real property is used in connection with certain controlled dangerous substances or controlled paraphernalia. The plaintiff in this case filed a complaint under § 14-120, seeking an order requiring a tenant to vacate a federally subsidized apartment and seeking restitution of the property to the landlord. The...

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