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Proper Notice State laws require the landlord to provide a 30-day notice for a month-to-month lease. Traditionally, the base tenancy is the period of notification, so week-to-week leases generally require a seven-day notice. For yearly leases, the landlord should give a three-month notice.

Termination of Tenancy by Landlord - Breach of Lease A landlord may give a written 30-day breach of lease and intent to terminate tenancy notice that states the alleged violation of the lease at any time during the tenancy.

If the landlord allows you to stay after the original lease has expired, you enter into a month-to-month lease (unless the original lease said something different). If you were originally in a week-to-week lease, the holdover period will also be on a week-to-week basis.

?It's illegal in Maryland for a landlord to retaliate and evict a tenant primarily because the tenant or a housing inspector sends a notice to the landlord informing them that there are lead hazards in the property or that there is a child with an elevated blood lead level living in the property.

Under current state law, landlords may utilize the ?Tenant Holding Over? (THO) eviction action in District Court, under Real Property § 8-402, after expiration of the lease. This statewide statute does not require a landlord to demonstrate any reason for the decision to terminate or non-renew the lease.

The city of Baltimore requires that all rental payments receive a receipt. Landlords are protected from non-payment, by eviction laws. Tenants must pay rent by the date specified on the lease (normally the first day of the month), or they can be subjected to late fees. Late fees cannot exceed more than 5% of the rent.