Maryland Landlord Notice of Entry

Maryland Landlord Notice of Entry

Use this form for a planned, nonemergency entry only. Use a separate counsel-reviewed record for an emergency, court order, abandonment, surrender, extended absence, or contemporaneous tenant consent.

Maryland Entry Gate

Real Property § 8-221 permits entry only for listed purposes, generally requires at least 24 hours' written notice stating the date, approximate time, and specific purpose, and limits entry to 7:00 a.m. through 7:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday unless the tenant agrees otherwise in writing. Genuine emergencies are separate.

• Required notice: At least 24 hours in writing, unless the tenant agrees in writing to entry sooner under § 8-221(c)(5)
• Permitted entry time: 7:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m. Monday–Saturday unless tenant agrees in writing
• Lease, local, subsidy, and program requirements checked: ☐ Yes
• Entry is not retaliatory, harassing, or excessive: ☐ Confirmed

1. Notice

Notice date: [__/__/____]

To tenant(s): [________________________________]

Rental premises/unit: [________________________________]

Landlord/property manager: [________________________________]

Notice is given that the landlord or authorized representatives intend to enter the dwelling unit as follows:

• Entry date: [__/__/____]
• Approximate start time: [________]
• Expected time window/duration: [________________________________]
• Persons expected to enter and roles: [________________________________]

2. Purpose and Scope

• ☐ Inspect specified condition: [________________________________]
• ☐ Complete repairs, maintenance, modifications, renovations, or improvements: [________________________________]
• ☐ Show the premises to a prospective or actual purchaser, mortgagee, tenant, or contractor: [________________________________]
• ☐ Ensure the protection and safety of the property and occupants: [________________________________]
• ☐ Complete work ordered by a governmental entity: [________________________________]
• ☐ Respond to the tenant's written request, if appropriate; identify and attach it: [________________________________]

Areas to be entered and work/inspection scope:

[____________________________________________________________]

The entry will be limited to the stated purpose and scope. No emergency or no-notice authority is claimed by this form.

3. Coordination and Safeguards

• Tenant presence: ☐ Not required ☐ Requested ☐ Agreed: [________________]
• Pets, alarms, gates, accessibility, or health precautions: [________________________________]
• Contact for questions or a lawful scheduling request: [________________________________]
• Alternate date/time, if agreed: [________________________________]
• Authorized representative will carry identification: ☐ Yes
• Entry completion/condition record will be retained: ☐ Yes

4. Delivery Record

Delivered by: [NAME / ROLE]

• Method: ☐ First-class mail with certificate of mailing ☐ Paper notice affixed to premises door ☐ Tenant-elected email, text, or tenant portal with proof of transmission
• For first-class mail, delivery occurred at least 24 hours before the specified entry time: ☐ Yes ☐ Not applicable
• Tenant's written election of electronic delivery, if used: [________________________________]
• If a tenant portal is used, the tenant can access it both when the notice is delivered and at the specified entry time: ☐ Yes ☐ Not applicable
• Tenant's written agreement to entry less than 24 hours after receipt, if used: [________________________________]
• Delivery date/time: [________________________________]
• Recipient/address/account: [________________________________]
• Proof, acknowledgement, photo, or tracking retained: ☐ Yes

Landlord/agent signature and date: [________________________________]

Sources and References

• Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-221 — Maryland General Assembly — https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=grp&section=8-221&enactments=False&archived=False