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Maryland security deposit return obligations for landlords

What the statute requires of you in Maryland: return deadlines, clock triggers, itemization / notice duties, deposit caps, and penalties for non-compliance — drawn from Wherewithal’s statute research corpus. A landlord who complies correctly does not create a statutory penalty claim.

Confidence: PRIMARY

PRIMARY — main elements read against statute text

Deadline to return / account45 days
When the clock startsend of tenancy
Penalty for non-complianceup to 3× wrongfully withheld + fees (no reasonable basis)
Deposit cap (maximum you may collect)1 mo (leases on/after Oct 1 2024; was 2 mo)
Escrow / interest requirementsyes (~1.5% or T-bill)
CitationMd. Real Prop. §§ 8-203, 203.1, 208

Source: Md. Real Prop. §§ 8-203, 203.1, 208

Compliance flags / traps

⚠ DATE-GATED cap; move-out inspection right

Applicability conditions

Corpus version: d9601157491662e3 (hash of human fields; use as last-updated fingerprint)

Deadline calculator

Compliance tool only — estimates the statutory return / accounting window from Wherewithal’s corpus fields. Not legal advice. No case is created.

This state’s corpus encodes a primary numeric window of 45 days. Enter the move-out / possession-delivery date the statute keys on.

Tenant side: Maryland security deposit return rules

Same statute corpus, framed for tenants organizing a deposit-return claim.

Nearby states (landlord side)

Wherewithal is an organizational tool only. Not legal advice. Consider consulting a licensed attorney. This page is compliance information for landlords summarizing statutory duties — not legal advice.

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