Maryland
For Maryland, return deadline is 45 days; deadline in days is 45; what starts the clock is after the end of the tenancy; statute is Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-203(e)(1), recorded from its source on 2026-08-26.
- State
- Maryland our reading
- Return deadline
- 45 days verified
- Deadline in days
- 45 our reading
- What starts the clock
- after the end of the tenancy verified
- Statute
- Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-203(e)(1) our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
Within 45 days after the end of the tenancy, the landlord shall return the security deposit to the tenant together with simple interest which has accrued at the daily U.S. Treasury yield curve rate for 1 year, as of the first business day of each year, or 1.5% a year, whichever is greater, less any damages rightfully withheld.
— mgaleg.maryland.gov, retrieved 2026-08-26
Source
- mgaleg.maryland.govhttps://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=grp§ion=8-203&enactments=false