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Maryland Security Deposit Calculator
Check if your security deposit complies with Maryland law. Maximum: 1x rent. 45-day return deadline.
Your Deposit
$1,800.00
Maryland Maximum
$1,800.00 (1x rent)
Return Deadline
45 calendar days after move-out
Maryland Security Deposit Rules
Deposit Limits
- Maximum allowed
- 1x rent
- At $1,800.00/mo
- $1,800.00
- Pet deposit
- Allowed
Return & Holding
- Return deadline
- 45 calendar days
- Escrow required
- Yes
- Interest required
- Yes
- Itemized statement
- Required
Interest requirement: Simple interest at the greater of the 1-year Treasury yield or 1.5%/yr
Statute: Md. Code Real Prop. § 8-203 (as amended by HB 693 / Ch. 124, 2024)
Max 1x monthly rent for leases signed on/after Oct 1, 2024 (Renters' Rights and Stabilization Act, HB 693; up to 2x only under the utility-assistance exception). Must hold in escrow. 45 days to return with simple interest (greater of 1-yr Treasury or 1.5%/yr).
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