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Maryland lease setup checklist.

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Maryland required steps

• Confirm the security deposit cap

  2 months' rent (Md. Code Real Prop. § 8-203).

• Set a lease-compliant late fee

  Capped at 5% of monthly rent

• Plan entry-notice language

  Give at least 24 hours' notice before entering, absent an emergency.

• Set month-to-month termination notice

  60 days (most of state) / 90 days (Montgomery County).

• Attach every required disclosure

  Lead-based paint (and MD Lead Registry), Move-in inspection, Habitability defects, Utility bill (ratio billing), Receipt for deposit.

• Plan deposit return timing

  45 days (Md. Code Real Prop. § 8-203).

• Collect state-specific lease fields

  Year built, MDE lead registration #, Lead risk reduction cert on file?.