§ 8-302. Action at law; jurisdiction; leases subject to distress; venue

   (a) Action at law. -- Distress for rent is an action at law and shall be brought as provided in this section.

(b) Jurisdiction. -- Jurisdiction in a case of distress for rent is vested exclusively in the District Court regardless of the amount of rent for which distress is brought, notwithstanding any limitation imposed by law on the civil monetary jurisdiction of such court.

(c) Leases and tenancy subject to distress. -- An action of distress may be brought only for unpaid rent under a written lease for a term of more than three months, or under a tenancy at will or a periodic tenancy that has continued more than three months.

(d) Venue. -- An action of distress shall be brought in the county where the leased premises lie.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 21, § 8-302; 1974, ch. 12, § 2.