Landlord & Tenant Laws in Maryland.

A tenant should ensure the landlord has a reliable mailing address because Maryland’s written itemization and return requirements are tied to mailing the notice and any remaining deposit to the tenant’s last known address.

In Maryland, a landlord generally must return the security deposit within 45 days after the tenancy ends, together with a written itemized list of any claimed damages sent by first-class mail to the tenant’s last known address.

If a landlord withholds a security deposit in bad faith, Maryland law may allow the tenant to recover up to three times the amount wrongfully withheld, together with reasonable attorney’s fees, in the right case.