Landlord notice deadlines — Maryland
In Maryland, the checked deadlines on this page cover: pay or quit, ending a tenancy, raising the rent. Each figure carries its statute and the stamp Rules checked October 2026. Run your exact dates through the checker — the period is only half the answer; the counting rule is the other half.
| Pay or quit | 10 calendar days — the tenant may pay and cure (Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-401(c)). 10-day written Notice of Intent to File a complaint for summary ejectment, on the Maryland Judiciary's official form DC-CV-115. The notice states the amount due; paying in full within the 10 days stops the filing, and a tenant can halt the case at almost any later stage by paying what is owed. |
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| End a tenancy | 60 days — month-to-month or written lease over one week (holding over) (Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-402(c)). 60 days' written notice. 90 days — year-to-year (holding over) (Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-402(c)). 90 days' written notice (180 days for most farm tenancies). 7 days — week-to-week (Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-402(c)). 7 days with a written lease; 21 days without one. |
| Raise the rent | 60 days (Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-209). No statewide cap — but Montgomery County (5.2% through June 2027) and Prince George's County run real stabilization programs, and Takoma Park has its own. Statewide, an increase needs 60 days' written notice; Montgomery County requires 90. |
| How days are counted | No Maryland counting rule (weekend/holiday treatment) was verified from a primary source for this dataset. |
| Allowed service methods | first-class mail with a certificate of mailing affixing the notice to the door of the premises electronic delivery (email, text, tenant portal) if the tenant has elected it (Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-401) |
| Just cause | No statewide just-cause requirement. |
| Sources checked | https://www.docdraft.ai/legal-document/eviction-notice/maryland https://www.peoples-law.org/rent-court-eviction |
Local rules sit on top of state law in many places — city just-cause lists, rent boards, and prescribed local forms. A state deadline is the floor of the analysis, never a promise that no local rule adds to it.
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