Maryland Lease Termination Letter

A 30/60-day notice to end a month-to-month or expiring lease, from either the landlord or the tenant, with the notice period your state requires.

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Maryland rules that this document follows

Month-to-month noticeLandlord: 60 days; Tenant: 30 daysSource: Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-402(b)(3)(i) (landlord 60 days; tenant 30 days)
Week-to-week notice7 daysSource: Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-402(b)(3)(iii)
Just cause required for landlordNoSource: No statewide just-cause statute (Montgomery County and others have local rules)
Early-termination rightsServicemembers Civil Relief Act / Maryland; Victim of domestic violence or sexual assault with protective order (30 days' notice); Involuntary medical relocation, death, or care-facility admissionSource: 50 U.S.C. § 3955; Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-212.1; Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-5A-02 et seq.; Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-212.2
StatuteMd. Code, Real Property § 8-402; Title 8, Subtitle 5A

Rules current as of 2026-09-07. Statutes change; verify before relying on them.

How to use this Lease Termination Letter in Maryland

Deliver the notice so that you can prove the date — certified mail or hand delivery with a signed receipt. Count the notice period from delivery, not from the date you wrote it, and make the end date land on the last day of a rental period if Maryland requires it.

Tenants: give a forwarding address in the letter so the deposit deadline starts running. Landlords: do not accept rent beyond the termination date unless you intend to continue the tenancy.

Frequently asked questions

How much notice to end a month-to-month tenancy in Maryland?

Tenant: 30 days; landlord: 60 days (Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-402(b)(3)(i) (landlord 60 days; tenant 30 days)). A written lease may require more.

Can a tenant break a lease early?

Only under the lease's early-termination clause or a statutory right: Servicemembers Civil Relief Act / Maryland; Victim of domestic violence or sexual assault with protective order (30 days' notice); Involuntary medical relocation, death, or care-facility admission. Otherwise the tenant remains liable for rent, subject to the landlord's duty to mitigate.

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