Maryland Eviction Notice

Maryland Eviction Notice Requirements

In Maryland, a landlord must serve a written notice before filing for eviction under Md. Code, Real Property §§ 8-401 (failure to pay rent), 8-402 (holding over / termination notice), 8-402.1 (breach of lease). The required notice period depends on the reason:

• Nonpayment of rent: 10-day notice to pay or quit. Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-401(c). HB1274 (2024 RS), effective Oct 1, 2024, added a mandatory pre-filing written notice: before filing a 'failure to pay rent' summary-ejectment complaint, the landlord must give the tenant written notice (on the Maryland Judiciary's form, DC-CV-082NP) of intent to file if the tenant does not cure within 10 days after the notice is provided. Calendar days. The complaint may be filed only after the 10-day period expires unpaid. (Historically Maryland had NO pre-filing notice for nonpayment; the 10-day notice is now required statewide. Do not apply to actions initiated before Oct 1, 2024.)
• Curable lease violation: 30-day notice to cure or quit. Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-402.1(a)(1)(i)(2)(A). For a breach of lease other than nonpayment, the landlord must give the tenant 30 days' written notice that the tenant is in violation of the lease and that the landlord desires to repossess the premises, before filing. Note: this is a notice of breach/termination rather than a strictly tenant-curable cure-or-quit, but 30 days is the controlling statutory figure.
• No-cause termination (month-to-month): 60-day notice. Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-402(c)(2)(i). To end a month-to-month residential tenancy without cause, the landlord must give at least 60 days' written notice before the expiration of the tenancy/period. (Week-to-week residential: 7 days with a written lease, otherwise 21 days, § 8-402(c)(2)(iv). Year-to-year non-farm: 90 days, § 8-402(c)(2)(ii); farm: 180 days, § 8-402(c)(2)(iii).) No statewide just-cause requirement, but several jurisdictions (Montgomery County, Baltimore City, Prince George's County, Takoma Park) impose local just-cause/good-cause limits.

Service: For the nonpayment 10-day notice (§ 8-401(c)(2)), service may be: (1) first-class mail with certificate of mailing; (2) affixed to the door of the premises; or (3) if the tenant elected electronic delivery, by email, text message, or electronic tenant portal. The notice must use the form created by the Maryland Judiciary (DC-CV-082NP). The court summons for the eviction action is served by the sheriff/constable, with conspicuous posting on the property plus first-class mail if the tenant cannot be served personally.

• Nonpayment of rent: 10-day written pre-filing notice (on the Maryland Judiciary form DC-CV-082NP) is required BEFORE filing a failure-to-pay-rent (summary ejectment) action under Real Prop. § 8-401(c)(1) — added by HB1274, effective Oct 1, 2024; Maryland previously required no pre-filing notice for nonpayment.
• Breach of lease (other than nonpayment): 30 days' written notice of the violation under § 8-402.1(a)(1)(i)(2)(A) before filing; reduced to 14 days' notice for behavior showing a 'clear and imminent danger' under § 8-402.1(a)(1)(i)(2)(B).
• No-cause termination of a month-to-month tenancy requires 60 days' written notice under § 8-402(c)(2)(i). Week-to-week is 7 days (written lease) or 21 days; year-to-year non-farm is 90 days; farm is 180 days.
• Maryland has no statewide just-cause eviction law, but Montgomery County, Baltimore City, Prince George's County, and Takoma Park impose local just-cause/good-cause limits — check local ordinances.
• Tenant's right of redemption (§ 8-401(h)): in a nonpayment case the tenant can stop the eviction by tendering all past-due amounts plus court-awarded costs and fees any time before actual execution of the eviction order, unless 3 judgments of possession for unpaid rent were entered in the prior 12 months (§ 8-401(h)(3)). (Some secondary sources cite a higher prior-judgment threshold for Baltimore City; the current § 8-401(h)(3) statutory text states a uniform 3-judgment bar — verify locally if relied upon.)

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Disclaimer

This Maryland eviction notice generator is a self-help tool for general informational purposes only and is not legal advice. Confirm Maryland and local requirements before serving, and consult a landlord-tenant attorney for contested cases.