Baltimore City Good-Cause Notice Declining Lease Renewal - Maryland

Baltimore City Good-Cause Notice Declining Lease Renewal

Before use: Use this notice for a Baltimore City residential written lease with a stated term longer than one week, a month-to-month tenancy, or a year-to-year tenancy when one of the City Code § 8C-2(b)(2) exceptions applies. Send it 75 to 100 days before the term ends, using a delivery method allowed by § 8C-3. Separately, Maryland law requires the written termination notice to be provided at least 60 days before expiration for a written stated term longer than one week or a month-to-month tenancy, and at least 90 days before expiration for a year-to-year tenancy. Leave enough time for both requirements and check the lease and any housing-program rule for additional limits. This notice does not assert a rent-payment default.

1. Notice calculation

• Tenant(s): [________________________________]
• Dwelling and unit: [________________________________]
• Landlord or authorized agent: [________________________________]
• Current tenancy: ☐ Written stated term longer than one week ☐ Month to month ☐ Year to year
• Current term or rental period ends: [__/__/____]
• Notice sent to tenant on: [__/__/____]
• Days from sending to term end: [____]
• City 75 to 100 day sending window satisfied: ☐ Yes
• Notice provided to tenant on: [__/__/____]
• Days from provision to term end: [____]
• Maryland § 8-402(c)(2) provision period satisfied: ☐ At least 60 days ☐ At least 90 days for year-to-year
• Longer lease or housing-program rule checked and satisfied: ☐ Yes, details [________________________________]

2. Notice to tenant

Date: [__/__/____]

To: [TENANT FULL NAME(S)]

Premises: [STREET ADDRESS, UNIT, BALTIMORE CITY, MARYLAND ZIP]

From: [LANDLORD OR AUTHORIZED AGENT NAME AND ADDRESS]

I decline to offer renewal of your current tenancy when its term ends on [__/__/____]. The applicable exception under Baltimore City Code Article 13, § 8C-2(b)(2) is marked below. The facts supporting that exception are stated here so you can understand the reason for this nonrenewal.

Select one exception and complete its facts:

☐ Substantial lease breach after notice and time to cure — § 8C-2(b)(2)(i). The breach is [SPECIFIC LEASE TERM, ACTS, DATES, AND EVIDENCE: ________________________________]. I gave written notice to cure on [__/__/____], by [METHOD], and the tenant did not comply within 45 days. The earlier notice is attached. This exception is not based on failure to pay rent or other charges.

☐ Landlord or qualifying family member will use the dwelling as a primary residence — § 8C-2(b)(2)(ii). The intended occupant is [LANDLORD / SPOUSE / CHILD / PARENT / GRANDPARENT: ________________________________]. The facts showing the planned primary-residence use are [________________________________].

☐ Permanent removal from the rental market — § 8C-2(b)(2)(iii). The specific plan and supporting facts are [________________________________].

☐ Substantial repairs or renovations that cannot be done while occupied — § 8C-2(b)(2)(iv). Necessary permits already obtained: [ISSUER, NUMBER, DATE, AND ATTACHED COPIES: ________________________________]. Work to be done and why the dwelling cannot remain occupied during it: [________________________________].

☐ Owner-occupied property with one rental unit — § 8C-2(b)(2)(v). The owner's occupancy and the single rental unit on the premises are shown by these facts: [________________________________].

Additional facts or attached records supporting the selected exception: [________________________________].

The tenancy is scheduled to end on [__/__/____]. Please return possession and access devices at the agreed place and time: [________________________________]. This notice is not a court order and does not authorize the landlord to remove you or your property. If possession is disputed after the tenancy ends, the landlord must seek relief through the applicable court process.

Questions and forwarding-address information may be sent to [NAME, POSTAL ADDRESS, TELEPHONE OR EMAIL: ________________________________].

Landlord or authorized agent signature: ________________________________

Printed name and capacity: [________________________________] Date: [__/__/____]

3. Delivery record

Baltimore City Code Article 13, § 8C-3 requires this written notice to be delivered by first-class mail with a certificate of mailing, or by an electronic method to which the tenant consented in writing in advance. Complete the route used and retain its proof. Record separately when the notice was sent and when it was provided for the Maryland deadline above.

☐ First-class mail with certificate of mailing: sent on [__/__/____] to [NAME AND ADDRESS]. Certificate number or attached proof: [________________________________].

☐ Electronic delivery: sent on [__/__/____] at [TIME] to [ADDRESS OR ACCOUNT]. The tenant's prior written consent is dated [__/__/____] and attached. Transmission proof: [________________________________].

Supplementary hand-delivery or posting, if any: [METHOD AND DATE: ________________________________]. This supplementary step does not replace either delivery route above.

I record the notice and delivery information stated above.

Signature of person who sent the notice: ________________________________

Printed name: [________________________________] Date: [__/__/____]

Sources

• Baltimore City Code Article 13, §§ 8C-2–8C-3: https://codes.baltimorecity.gov/us/md/cities/baltimore/code/13/8C-2
• Maryland Real Property § 8-402: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=grp&section=8-402&enactments=false