Maryland Residential Rent Increase Notice

Maryland Residential Rent Increase Notice

Use this form only after completing every legal, lease, coverage, cap, and local-law check below. Municipal rent-control amounts stay out of this state form and must be entered from current local authority.

Maryland Notice and Delivery Module

Subject to the exception in § 8-209(a)(2) for a landlord's written intent-to-terminate notice under § 8-402(c)(2), Maryland requires written notice before a residential rent increase. For a tenancy longer than one month, give at least 90 days; for a tenancy longer than one week but not longer than one month, give at least 60 days; and for a tenancy of one week or less, give at least 7 days if there is a written lease or 21 days if there is no written lease. Send the notice by first-class mail with a certificate of mailing, or by a tenant-elected electronic method that provides proof of transmission. Section 8-209 preserves stricter local protections.

• Correct 90-day, 60-day, 7-day, or 21-day period selected: ☐ Yes
• First-class mail with certificate of mailing used: ☐ Yes ☐ No
• Tenant previously elected electronic delivery and proof of transmission will be retained: ☐ Yes ☐ Not applicable

• The tenant's election of electronic delivery was voluntary and was not a condition of accepting the lease application: ☐ Confirmed ☐ Not applicable

• Fair-housing review confirms the increase is not based on a protected characteristic: ☐ Yes

• Local rent control/stabilization, emergency orders, subsidy rules, and deed restrictions checked: ☐ Yes
• Longer notice required by another law, agreement, or program: ☐ No ☐ Yes — [____] days

1. Property, Parties, and Tenancy

• Date of notice: [__/__/____]
• Housing provider/agent: [________________________________]
• Tenant(s): [________________________________]
• Property address/unit: [________________________________]
• Tenancy: ☐ Fixed term ending [__/__/____] ☐ Month-to-month ☐ Week-to-week ☐ Other: [________]
• Lease section authorizing change/renewal: [________________________________]
• Rent is normally due on day [____] of each month.

2. Increase Calculation and Effective Date

Calculation: (proposed amount − current amount) ÷ current amount × 100 = [____]%.

3. Notice to Tenant

Date: [__/__/____]

To: [TENANT NAME(S)]
At: [PROPERTY ADDRESS AND UNIT]

This is written notice that, beginning [EFFECTIVE DATE], the monthly rent and any disclosed recurring housing charges for the premises will change:

• Current monthly amount: $[________]
• New monthly amount: $[________]
• Change: $[________] ([____]%)

The new amount is due on the regular rent-payment date and must be paid by the method stated in the rental agreement, unless the parties sign a different lawful agreement. All other terms remain unchanged except as expressly stated here:

[____________________________________________________________]

Legal/lease basis and applicable notice period:

[____________________________________________________________]

This notice does not waive any tenant right or housing-provider duty under controlling federal, state, local, subsidy, or rent-control law.

Housing provider/authorized agent: [________________________________]

Signature: [________________________________] Date: [__/__/____]

Contact/address for lawful communications: [________________________________]

4. Service and Proof

Permitted service method verified under current controlling law: ☐ Yes

• Method under § 8-209(b)(2): ☐ First-class mail with certificate of mailing ☐ Tenant-elected email ☐ Tenant-elected text ☐ Tenant-elected electronic tenant portal
• Tenant's election of electronic delivery and proof of transmission, if used: [________________________________]
• Person/address served: [________________________________]
• Date/time served or mailed: [__/__/____] [____]
• Tracking/certificate/witness: [________________________________]

I declare that the information above accurately records service of this notice.

Server name/signature/date: [________________________________]

5. File Record

• Signed lease and amendments retained: ☐ Yes
• Coverage/exemption and cap calculation retained: ☐ Yes
• Current state and local sources saved or cited: ☐ Yes
• Copy of notice and service proof retained: ☐ Yes
• Effective date independently rechecked after service: ☐ Yes

Sources and References

• 42 U.S.C. § 3604 — https://uscode.house.gov/us/usc/119-136/t42/s3604/
• Md. Code, Real Property § 8-209 — Maryland General Assembly — https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=grp&section=8-209