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    Maryland Rent Increase Notice

    Maryland landlords must give written notice before raising rent: 90 days for leases longer than a month and 60 days for month-to-month tenancies (Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-209(b)). The rent increase notice below is preset for Maryland: fill in your details, then print it or save it as a PDF.

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    Maryland rules for a rent increase notice

    Notice before a rent increase
    90 days Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-209, 2023 Md. Laws ch. 146 (HB 151)
    Rent control
    Set by local rules only Montgomery County Executive, Letter to Owners re Rent Stabilization 2026 Annual Rent Increase Allowance (Feb. 27, 2026)
    Notice to end a month-to-month tenancy
    Landlord 60 days, tenant 30 days Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-402(c)

    Rent Increase Notice generator

    Parties

    List every adult tenant named on the lease.

    Rent change

    Type of tenancy

    Check your lease. Most fixed-term leases fix the rent until the term ends, so the new rent usually starts with the renewal term.

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    Dates and notice period

    The date you deliver or mail it.

    Used only to check your effective date. Rules vary by state and city, and some require more notice for larger increases. Look yours up in the landlord-tenant law hub.

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    Notice of Rent Increase

    Date of notice:November 1, 2026
    To (tenants):Jordan Lee and Sam Rivera
    Rental property:123 Maple Street, Unit 4, Springfield
    From (landlord):Taylor Morgan, PO Box 210, Springfield

    Dear Jordan Lee and Sam Rivera,

    This notice is to inform you that the monthly rent for the property listed above will change as shown below, effective February 1, 2027.

    Current monthly rent:$1,850
    New monthly rent:$1,950
    Change:+$100 per month (+5.4%)
    Effective date:February 1, 2027

    This notice is dated November 1, 2026, which is 92 days before the new rent takes effect. The new rent applies to each rent payment for periods beginning on or after the effective date.

    Except as stated in this notice, all other terms of your lease or rental agreement remain the same.

    Paying the new rent

    Keep paying through the same online portal. The amount due will update on the effective date.

    If you have questions about this notice, please contact (555) 010-2244 or taylor@example.com.

    Sincerely,

    Landlord or agent signature (Taylor Morgan)
    Date
    Tenant (acknowledging receipt, optional) signature
    Date

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    What Maryland requires

    Notice before a rent increase

    Maryland landlords must give written notice before raising rent: 90 days for leases longer than a month and 60 days for month-to-month tenancies (Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-209(b)).

    Written notice by first-class mail with certificate of mailing (or electronic delivery if the tenant elected it): 90 days for tenancies with a term over 1 month (e.g., a 1-year lease); 60 days for terms over 1 week up to 1 month (month-to-month); 7 days for weekly tenancies with a written lease, 21 days without one.

    Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-209, 2023 Md. Laws ch. 146 (HB 151) · checked October 27, 2026

    Rent control

    Maryland has no statewide rent cap, but Montgomery County limits yearly increases on most rentals built in or before 2003 to CPI-U plus 3% (never more than 6%; 5.2% from July 1, 2026), and other localities may have their own rules (Montgomery County Rent Stabilization letter, Feb. 27, 2026).

    Montgomery County Executive, Letter to Owners re Rent Stabilization 2026 Annual Rent Increase Allowance (Feb. 27, 2026) · checked October 28, 2026

    Notice to end a month-to-month tenancy

    A Maryland landlord must give 60 days' written notice to end a month-to-month tenancy, while a tenant's notice of at least 30 days is enough (Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-402(c)(2)(i), (c)(3)).

    Landlord: 60 days' written notice before the end of a month-to-month tenancy or a written lease term over one week; week-to-week 7 days (written lease) or 21 days (no written lease); year-to-year 90 days. Tenant: at least 30 days' notice (90 for year-to-year). Small landlords (fewer than 5 units, outside Baltimore City and Montgomery County) facing foreclosure may give 30 days.

    Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-402(c) · checked October 27, 2026

    With 90 days' notice delivered on November 1, 2026, the earliest effective date the form accepts is January 30, 2027, and the example moves it to the first day of a month on or after that date. Maryland's rule above sets different terms in some situations, so set the form's notice period to the one that fits your tenancy.

    City and county rules can be stricter than state law, and your lease can require more than the statute does. Use whichever rule gives the tenant more time or protection.

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