Rental Lease Agreement Document With Utilities Included In Maryland
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Yes, Maryland is considered to be a relatively landlord-friendly state. This is because most of Maryland does not enforce rent control laws, meaning landlords can set and increase rent prices as they wish. Additionally, landlords are not required to provide specific notices before entering the rental property.
MD in general is considered land lord friendly partly because there are few (if any) rent controls. I can't speak to the ease or difficulty of evictions but I think it's probably on par with NOVA.
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As of 2023, Maryland has no statewide rent control laws, so there's no cap on the amount landlords can increase rent. As such, it is considered a landlord-friendly state. However, some cities, like Takoma Park, do have rent control policies in place.
The only law in Maryland focuses on when to send the notice to vacate, which is 30 days for month-to-month and seven days for week-to-week leases.
Maryland does not have a statewide cap on rent increases. Landlords must follow lease agreements and provide proper notice for any changes.
The tenant has a reasonable right of privacy; that is, the landlord does not have the right to enter the premises at any time and for any reason. If the landlord does this, the landlord may be guilty of trespassing.
“Holding over." If you do not move out when your lease has ended, your landlord may evict you for “holding over." The landlord must prove that he or she gave you proper written notice (at least one month) of the ending of your lease. Breach of lease.
If the tenant is in a month-to-month tenancy and the landlord wishes to end the tenancy, then the landlord must give the tenant a written 60-day notice. This notice must inform the tenant that the tenancy will end at the end of the 60 days and that the tenant must move out of the rental unit by that time.