Mietrecht in Maryland: die Regeln für Vermieter

Die Kaution in Maryland

Höchstbetrag

1 MonatsmieteMd. Code, Real Prop. § 8-203(b)Up to 2 months if the tenant qualifies for state utility assistance, pays utilities to the landlord under the lease, and both agree in writing.

Zurück an den Mieter binnen

45 TageMd. Code, Real Prop. § 8-203(e), (g)Returned with interest (at least 1.5% a year) on deposits of $50 or more held 6 months or longer.

Miete und Säumnisgebühren

Säumnisgebühr

5 % der MonatsmieteMd. Code, Real Prop. § 8-208(d)(3)5% of the unpaid rent for that period. Weekly rent: $3 a week, $12 a month at most.

Mieterhöhung und Mietpreisbremse in Maryland

Ankündigung vor einer Mieterhöhung

Keine gesetzliche Frist bestätigtNicht bestätigtNo state statute sets a rent-increase notice period or cap. Montgomery County caps increases at CPI plus 3%, at most 6% (5.2% for July 2026 to June 2027), with 90 days' written notice, and some other localities regulate rent.

Mietpreisbremse

Lokale Mietpreisbremse erlaubtNicht bestätigt

Die Wohnung betreten: Ankündigung an den Mieter

Ankündigung vor dem Betreten

24 StundenMd. Code, Real Prop. § 8-221

Mietende, Räumungsaufforderung und Räumungsklage

Monatsmiete kündigen

60 TageMd. Code, Real Prop. § 8-402(c)(2)

Unbezahlte Miete

10 TageMd. Code, Real Prop. § 8-401(c), (h)“10-day notice of intent to file”Volle Zahlung innerhalb der Frist beendet esThe landlord must give written notice that a claim will be filed if the tenant does not cure within 10 days. After filing the tenant may still redeem by paying all past-due amounts and costs before the eviction is carried out, unless three rent judgments were entered against them in the prior 12 months.

Anderer Vertragsverstoß

30 TageMd. Code, Real Prop. § 8-402.1(a), (b)“30-day notice of breach”Das Gesetz sagt nicht, ob der Verstoß behoben werden kann14 days when the breach shows a clear and imminent danger of serious harm. The court may evict only if the breach was substantial and warrants eviction, and the statute gives no cure period.

Schlösser und Sperren

Verboten: Schlösser tauschen, Versorgung sperrenMd. Code, Real Prop. § 8-216

Die Räumungsklage in Maryland, Schritt für Schritt

Was ein Mietvertrag in Maryland angeben muss

• Attach the current Maryland Tenants' Bill of Rights published by DHCD to the lease. (Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-208(c)(4))
• Include a deposit receipt in the lease that explains the tenant's inspection rights and the 45-day return rules. (Md. Code, Real Prop. §§ 8-203(c), 8-203.1)
• State in the lease the condition the unit will be delivered in and each party's duties for heat, gas, electricity, water and repairs. (Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-208(c)(1)-(2))
• Give each tenant the state mold pamphlet when the lease is signed and ask the tenant to sign an acknowledgment. (Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-220(b))