Maryland Month-to-Month Lease Agreement

Minimum Termination: State law dictates that landlords must provide 60 days’ written notice to terminate a month-to-month lease, while tenants are generally required to provide 30 days’ oral or written notice (§ 8-402(c)).

If a landlord who owns fewer than five units receives a notice of intent to foreclose on the property, their required termination notice is reduced to 30 days (§ 8-402(c)(3)(ii)). The 30-day foreclosure exemption does not apply to landlords in Baltimore City or Montgomery County (§ 8-402(c)(4)(i)(1)).

Increasing Rent: There is no statewide cap on rent increases, but some counties and municipalities enforce rent stabilization ordinances that limit how much and how often landlords may raise rents.