Maryland: deposit rules for leases signed on or after 2024-10-01
Focused scenario guide for Maryland — built only from structured corpus fields so it can add detail the general state page does not expand.
Confidence: PRIMARY lease_signed_on_or_after
When this scenario applies
Corpus applicability gate (lease_signed_on_or_after): 1 mo cap leases on/after Oct 1 2024. Structured date threshold: lease signed on or after 2024-10-01. This date-gated condition is isolated here so it is not buried in the full Maryland summary.
scenario-focus:md:lease-on-or-after-2024-10-01
What changes under this condition
Under this lease-date condition, the focused corpus field is the deposit cap: 1 mo (leases on/after Oct 1 2024; was 2 mo). Deadline (same row): 45 days. Leases signed before the threshold may follow a different cap framing — check the citation and the general Maryland page.
| Cap | 1 mo (leases on/after Oct 1 2024; was 2 mo) |
|---|---|
| Deadline (row) | 45 days |
| Citation | Md. Real Prop. §§ 8-203, 203.1, 208 |
Source: Md. Real Prop. §§ 8-203, 203.1, 208
⚠ DATE-GATED cap; move-out inspection right