Depending on circumstances, in Maryland it’s usually possible to have a lease of any length of time, as long as the length of the lease term is specific and agreed in writing by the landlord and tenant. Oral leases can almost never be for a term of more than one year. In fact, Maryland forbids landlords of five or more properties from renting any of them with just an oral (rather than written) lease.
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The information for this answer was found on our Maryland Residential Lease Agreement answers.