
Maryland Appellate Court Finds Party on Landowner’s Property Not Covered by Recreational Use Statute
This is not a substitute for legal advice. See here for the site’s reposting policy. All 50 states have some version of a recreational use statute encouraging private landowners to open up private lands to recreational users. The laws often do this by reducing the liability that a landowner could face if a recreational user is injured. To qualify for the protection of the recreational use statute, a landowner typically needs to make his/her property available to the public