Maryland Eviction Notice Forms

A Maryland eviction notice form is a legal demand for a tenant to comply with the terms of the rental agreement or else move out of the premises. Maryland landlords may deliver an eviction notice because of unpaid rent, lease violations, or illegal activity on the rental property.

Types of Maryland Eviction Notice Forms

Notice Form	Grounds	Curable?
10 Day Notice To Quit	Unpaid Rent	Yes
30 Day Notice To Comply or Vacate	Lease Violation	Yes
14 Day Notice To Vacate	Imminent Threat / Serious Harm	No
30 Day Notice To Vacate	Monthly Lease / No Lease Tenancy Under 1 Year	No
60 Day Notice To Vacate	Monthly Lease / No Lease Tenancy Under 1 Year	No

Maryland 10 Day Notice To Quit

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A Maryland 10 day Notice To Quit evicts a tenant for nonpayment of rent. In Maryland, a landlord can file this notice the day after rent is due, with no grace period for the tenant. The tenant must pay all past due rent or else move out within within ten (10) calendar days of receiving notice.

Maryland 30 Day Notice To Comply or Vacate

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A Maryland 30 day Notice To Comply or Vacate demands correction of a lease violation that is “curable,” i.e., the tenant may get a chance to fix the situation rather than be evicted. A curable lease violation might include failure to maintain health and safety on the rental property, interfering with the quiet enjoyment of neighbors, or refusal to allow lawful entry by the landlord.

The tenant must take appropriate corrective action, or else move out within thirty (30) calendar days of receiving notice.

Maryland 14 Day Notice To Vacate

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A Maryland 14 day Notice To Vacate evicts a tenant who presents an imminent threat of serious harm to other persons or themselves. The tenant is not given an opportunity to take corrective action, and must move out within fourteen (14) calendar days of receiving notice.

Maryland 30 Day Notice To Vacate

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A Maryland 30 Day Notice To Vacate terminates a tenancy of more than one (1) week, but less than one (1) year, including a month-to-month lease as well as an expired lease or a situation with no written lease where the tenant pays rent monthly. The non-terminating party must receive notice at least thirty (30) calendar days before the date of termination.

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This termination type applies mostly for use by tenants. Landlords must give additional notice, except that in Montgomery County only, a landlord of a single-family dwelling may terminate a month-to-month lease or a tenancy of less than one (1) year in a single-family dwelling on 30 days of notice.

Maryland 60 Day Notice To Vacate

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A Maryland 60 Day Notice To Vacate is used by a landlord to terminate a tenancy of more than one (1) week, but less than one (1) year, including a month-to-month lease as well as an expired lease or a situation with no written lease where the tenant pays rent monthly. (Tenants may terminate with less notice.) The tenant must receive notice at least sixty (60) calendar days before the date of termination.

How To Write an Eviction Notice in Maryland

To help ensure the legal compliance of an eviction notice:

Use the tenant’s full name and address
Specify the lease violation as well as any balance due
Specify the date of termination
Print name and sign the notice, including the landlord’s address of record
Note the date and method of notice delivery, along with printed name and signature

It is easy to lose an otherwise justified legal action because of improper notice. Check carefully to ensure enough time after notice is delivered, not when it’s sent.

How To Calculate Expiration Date in Maryland

The “clock” for an eviction notice period starts “ticking” the day after the notice gets delivered (served). For example, to give at least 30 days of notice and begin court action as of June 30th, delivery of the eviction notice must be no later than May 31st.

In most jurisdictions, if the last day of a notice period is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the notice period continues to run until the end of the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. This is called the “next judicial day;” in other words, the next day a courthouse is open.

How To Serve an Eviction Notice in Maryland

Maryland law for delivering a written eviction notice is only specific on delivery method when it comes to nonpayment of rent. The methods accepted in this context will, however, be legally sufficient for most other evictions:

Delivery by first class mail with a certificate of mailing
Posting the notice on the door of the the premises
Electronic notice via email, text message, or electronic tenant portal, ONLY when the tenant has agreed to such method of service

Electronic notice must provide the landlord with proof of transmission of the notice (e.g. a read receipt on a text message). Mailed notice extends a notice period by three (3) calendar days, to account for variable delivery times.

1 Md. Gen. Provi. 1-203: Computation of Time After an Act, Event, or Default. In computing any period of time prescribed by these rules, by rule or order of court, or by any applicable statute, the day of the act, event, or default after which the designated period of time begins to run is not included. If the period of time allowed is more than seven days, intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays are counted; but if the period of time allowed is seven days or less, intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays are not counted. The last day of the period so computed is included unless:

(1) it is a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, in which event the period runs until the end of the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday

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2 Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-401(c): (1) Before a landlord may file a complaint under this section, the landlord shall provide to the tenant a written notice of the landlord’s intent to file a claim in the District Court against the tenant to recover possession of the residential premises if the tenant does not cure within 10 days after the written notice is provided to the tenant.

(2) The written notice required under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be in a form created by the Maryland Judiciary and notice shall occur when the notice is:

(i) Sent by first-class mail, certificate of mailing;

(ii) Affixed to the door of the premises; or

(iii) If elected by the tenant, sent by electronic delivery in at least one of the following forms:

1. An e-mail message;

2. A text message; or

3. Through an electronic tenant portal.

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3 Md. Gen. Provi. 1-203(c): Additional Time After Service by Mail. Whenever a party has the right or is required to do some act or take some proceeding within a prescribed period after service upon the party of a notice or other paper and service is made by mail, three days shall be added to the prescribed period.
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