Maryland Month-to-month Rental Agreement Template

A rental agreement with no fixed end date. It renews each month until the landlord or tenant gives proper written notice. This edition fills in the Maryland rules we could confirm and marks the rest as blanks to check.

Maryland rules for this form

Month-to-month notice. A landlord must give at least 60 days of written notice to end a month to month tenancy, while a tenant generally gives 30 days. (Md. Code, Real Property 8-402)

Deposit limit. A security deposit may not exceed one month's rent per unit, with a limited exception up to two months' rent for tenants in a state utility assistance arrangement. (Md. Code, Real Property 8-203)

Deadline to return the deposit. Within 45 days after the tenancy ends, the landlord must return the deposit with interest, less any amounts properly withheld. (Md. Code, Real Property 8-203)

Late fees. A lease may not set a late fee above 5 percent of the rent due for that period; weekly leases have smaller dollar limits. (Md. Code, Real Property 8-208)

Required disclosures. Homes built before 1978 need the federal lead-based paint disclosure and the EPA pamphlet. (Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act (42 U.S.C. 4852d))

Required disclosures. Older rental homes covered by Maryland's lead law must be registered with the Department of the Environment and pass lead inspections at turnover. (Md. Code, Environment Article, Title 6, Subtitle 8 (Reduction of Lead Risk in Housing))

Required disclosures. Residential leases generally must include the Maryland Tenants' Bill of Rights published by the state housing department. (Renters' Rights and Stabilization Act of 2024)

Cities and counties in Maryland can add their own rules on top of these. Check local ordinances before you sign.

What is in the template

1. Parties
2. Property
3. Monthly term
4. Ending the tenancy
5. Rent
6. Changes to rent or terms
7. Security deposit
8. Utilities
9. Use, guests and pets
10. Care, repairs and alterations
11. Entry
12. Subletting
13. Default
14. Moving out
15. Disclosures
16. General terms
17. Signatures

Before you use it

• A month-to-month agreement renews automatically each rental period until someone gives written notice.
• Notice periods to end the tenancy or change the rent are set by state law, and some cities require longer notice or a valid reason.
• The flexibility cuts both ways: the tenant can leave on short notice, so turnover can come sooner.
• Everything else, from deposit limits to entry notice, follows the same rules as a fixed-term lease.

For the full explanation of this form, read our guide to the month-to-month rental agreement.