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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
Sourcemgaleg.maryland.gov
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DatasetSecurity deposit return deadlines by US state — the statutory clock a landlord has to return a tenant's deposit, quoted from the state statute

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

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