# Maryland — Security deposit return deadlines by US state — the statutory clock a landlord has to return a tenant's deposit, quoted from the state statute

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, not quoted from the source)_
- **Return deadline:** 45 days _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Deadline in days:** 45 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **What starts the clock:** after the end of the tenancy _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute:** Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-203(e)(1) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## 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.

## Source

- https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=grp&section=8-203&enactments=false

Last verified: 2026-08-26. Review by: 2027-08-26.
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