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landlord_tenant_judgments

API table: landlord_tenant_judgments

Decisions in landlord-tenant cases about possession of the property, money owed, and delays in enforcement.

Definitions have been recorded for some columns and not others. A column with no definition below has not been documented yet.

A field with a fixed, closed set of values lists that set below. A field with documented codes lists its known values, and shows a meaning for the ones that have been described. Other value lists are not published here. Licensed clients can read them through GET /metadata.

Case Number

API field: case_number

Maryland Judiciary case number that links this landlord-tenant judgment to case_info.

Served type
String
Nullability
Always present on a served row
Query capabilities
  • selectable
  • filter: equals

Populated on 100% of served rows (32,319 of 32,319) and on 100% of records collected since 2026 (32,319 of 32,319), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:58 UTC

Judgment Type

API field: judgment_type

Type of landlord-tenant judgment reported by Case Search.

Served type
String
Nullability
May be null
Query capabilities
  • selectable

Populated on 100% of served rows (32,319 of 32,319) and on 100% of records collected since 2026 (32,319 of 32,319), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:58 UTC

Judgment Event Type

API field: judgment_event_type

Source event classification for the landlord-tenant judgment.

Served type
String
Nullability
May be null
Query capabilities
  • selectable
  • filter: equals
  • filter: set
  • aggregate group

Populated on 100% of served rows (32,319 of 32,319) and on 100% of records collected since 2026 (32,319 of 32,319), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:58 UTC

Judgment For

API field: judgment_for

Party recorded as receiving the judgment; policy-protected rows may return null.

Served type
String
Nullability
May be null
Redaction
Returned as null when the row belongs to a protected person.
Query capabilities
  • selectable

Populated on 97.9% of served rows (31,656 of 32,319) and on 97.9% of records collected since 2026 (31,656 of 32,319), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:58 UTC

Judgment Against

API field: judgment_against

Party against whom the judgment was entered; policy-protected rows may return null.

Served type
String
Nullability
May be null
Redaction
Returned as null when the row belongs to a protected person.
Query capabilities
  • selectable

Populated on 1.4% of served rows (444 of 32,319) and on 1.4% of records collected since 2026 (444 of 32,319), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:58 UTC

Party

API field: party

Party named in the judgment details; policy-protected rows may return null.

Served type
String
Nullability
May be null
Redaction
Returned as null when the row belongs to a protected person.
Query capabilities
  • selectable

Populated on 16.4% of served rows (5,313 of 32,319) and on 16.4% of records collected since 2026 (5,313 of 32,319), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:58 UTC

Landlord Flag

API field: landlord

Source Yes/No value indicating the landlord side of the judgment, not a person's name.

Served type
String
Nullability
May be null
Query capabilities
  • selectable
  • filter: equals
  • filter: set
  • aggregate group

Populated on 100% of served rows (32,319 of 32,319) and on 100% of records collected since 2026 (32,319 of 32,319), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:58 UTC

Judge Name

API field: judge_name

Judge recorded for the landlord-tenant judgment.

Served type
String
Nullability
May be null
Query capabilities
  • selectable

Populated on 97.4% of served rows (31,488 of 32,319) and on 97.4% of records collected since 2026 (31,488 of 32,319), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:58 UTC

Disposition Date

API field: disposition_date

Parsed date the landlord-tenant judgment was disposed.

Served type
Date
Nullability
May be null
Query capabilities
  • selectable
  • sortable
  • default sort: desc
  • filter: equals
  • filter: set
  • filter: greaterThan
  • filter: greaterThanOrEqual
  • filter: lessThan
  • filter: lessThanOrEqual
  • filter: inRange
  • date bucket

Populated on 100% of served rows (32,319 of 32,319) and on 100% of records collected since 2026 (32,319 of 32,319), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:58 UTC

Judgment Amount

API field: judgment

Monetary judgment amount reported by Case Search.

Served type
Numeric
Nullability
May be null
Query capabilities
  • selectable
  • sortable
  • filter: equals
  • filter: set
  • filter: greaterThan
  • filter: greaterThanOrEqual
  • filter: lessThan
  • filter: lessThanOrEqual
  • filter: inRange
  • aggregate sum

Populated on 1.8% of served rows (576 of 32,319) and on 1.8% of records collected since 2026 (576 of 32,319), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:58 UTC

Monetary Judgment Flag

API field: monetary_judgment

Source value indicating whether a monetary judgment was awarded.

Served type
String
Nullability
May be null
Query capabilities
  • selectable
  • filter: equals
  • filter: set
  • aggregate group

Populated on 100% of served rows (32,319 of 32,319) and on 100% of records collected since 2026 (32,319 of 32,319), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:58 UTC

Possession Flag

API field: possession

Source value indicating whether possession was awarded.

Served type
String
Nullability
May be null
Query capabilities
  • selectable
  • filter: equals
  • filter: set
  • aggregate group

Populated on 100% of served rows (32,319 of 32,319) and on 100% of records collected since 2026 (32,319 of 32,319), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:58 UTC

Costs Flag

API field: have_costs

Source value indicating whether costs are present in the judgment.

Served type
String
Nullability
May be null
Query capabilities
  • selectable
  • filter: equals
  • filter: set
  • aggregate group

Populated on 100% of served rows (32,319 of 32,319) and on 100% of records collected since 2026 (32,319 of 32,319), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:58 UTC

Dues Unpaid

API field: dues_unpaid

Unpaid dues amount included in the landlord-tenant judgment.

Served type
Numeric
Nullability
May be null
Query capabilities
  • selectable
  • aggregate sum

Populated on 1.4% of served rows (466 of 32,319) and on 1.4% of records collected since 2026 (466 of 32,319), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:58 UTC

Attorney Fees

API field: attorney_fees

Attorney-fee amount included in the landlord-tenant judgment.

Served type
Numeric
Nullability
May be null
Query capabilities
  • selectable
  • aggregate sum

Populated on <1% of served rows (53 of 32,319) and on <1% of records collected since 2026 (53 of 32,319), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:58 UTC

Costs

API field: costs

Costs amount included in the landlord-tenant judgment.

Served type
Numeric
Nullability
May be null
Query capabilities
  • selectable
  • aggregate sum

Populated on 2% of served rows (643 of 32,319) and on 2% of records collected since 2026 (643 of 32,319), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:58 UTC

Court Costs

API field: court_costs

Court-cost amount included in the landlord-tenant judgment.

Served type
Numeric
Nullability
May be null
Query capabilities
  • selectable
  • aggregate sum

Populated on <1% of served rows (223 of 32,319) and on <1% of records collected since 2026 (223 of 32,319), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:58 UTC

Appeal Bond Amount

API field: appeal_bond_amount

Appeal-bond amount ordered for the landlord-tenant judgment.

Served type
Numeric
Nullability
May be null
Query capabilities
  • selectable
  • sortable
  • filter: equals
  • filter: set
  • filter: greaterThan
  • filter: greaterThanOrEqual
  • filter: lessThan
  • filter: lessThanOrEqual
  • filter: inRange
  • aggregate sum

Populated on 35.1% of served rows (11,337 of 32,319) and on 35.1% of records collected since 2026 (11,337 of 32,319), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:58 UTC

Stay upon Filing Bond

API field: stay_upon_filing_bond

Source value indicating whether filing a bond stays execution.

Served type
String
Nullability
May be null
Query capabilities
  • selectable
  • filter: equals
  • filter: set
  • aggregate group

Populated on 100% of served rows (32,319 of 32,319) and on 100% of records collected since 2026 (32,319 of 32,319), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:58 UTC

Stay Execution Until

API field: stay_execution_until

Parsed date execution of the judgment is stayed.

Served type
Date
Nullability
May be null
Query capabilities
  • selectable
  • sortable
  • filter: equals
  • filter: set
  • filter: greaterThan
  • filter: greaterThanOrEqual
  • filter: lessThan
  • filter: lessThanOrEqual
  • filter: inRange
  • date bucket

Populated on 29% of served rows (9,384 of 32,319) and on 29% of records collected since 2026 (9,384 of 32,319), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:58 UTC

Stay Details

API field: stay_details

Terms or narrative details of a stay of execution.

Served type
String
Nullability
May be null
Query capabilities
  • selectable

Populated on 10.9% of served rows (3,513 of 32,319) and on 10.9% of records collected since 2026 (3,513 of 32,319), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:58 UTC

Judgment Comment

API field: comment

Comment supplied with the landlord-tenant judgment.

Served type
String
Nullability
May be null
Query capabilities
  • selectable

Populated on 8.8% of served rows (2,843 of 32,319) and on 8.8% of records collected since 2026 (2,843 of 32,319), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:58 UTC

Landlord-tenant Judgment Row ID

API field: id

CaseHarvester's own identifier for this landlord-tenant judgment row.

Served type
Integer
Nullability
Always present on a served row
Query capabilities
  • selectable
  • filter: equals
  • filter: set
  • filter: greaterThan
  • filter: greaterThanOrEqual
  • filter: lessThan
  • filter: lessThanOrEqual
  • filter: inRange

Populated on 100% of served rows (32,319 of 32,319) and on 100% of records collected since 2026 (32,319 of 32,319), measured October 15, 2026 at 02:58 UTC

Generated from the current served catalog.