Maryland Late Rent Notice

A free Maryland late rent notice that follows Maryland law. Fill in the boxes, check the rules below, then print or copy it. Keep a copy and proof of how you sent it.

What Maryland law says

Late fees	Capped at 5% of the amount of unpaid rent for the rental period. For weekly rent: no more than $3 per week, with a total of no more than $12 per month. No statutory grace period. Source: Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-208(d)(3)
Notice for unpaid rent	Before filing a failure-to-pay-rent case, the landlord must give the tenant written notice of intent to file (Maryland Judiciary form DC-CV-115) giving the tenant 10 days to pay. Notice may be sent by first-class mail with certificate of mailing, affixed to the door, or (if the tenant elected it) by email, text, or tenant portal with proof of transmission. The complaint must state the date notice was given. Source: Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-401(c)

Late fees

Capped at 5% of the amount of unpaid rent for the rental period. For weekly rent: no more than $3 per week, with a total of no more than $12 per month. No statutory grace period.

Source: Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-208(d)(3)

Notice for unpaid rent

Before filing a failure-to-pay-rent case, the landlord must give the tenant written notice of intent to file (Maryland Judiciary form DC-CV-115) giving the tenant 10 days to pay. Notice may be sent by first-class mail with certificate of mailing, affixed to the door, or (if the tenant elected it) by email, text, or tenant portal with proof of transmission. The complaint must state the date notice was given.

Source: Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-401(c)

Fill in your letter

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To: [tenant name(s)]

Premises: [rental address]

Rent of $[rent amount] for [rental period] was due on [due date] and has not been received.

Under your lease, a late fee of $[late fee] applies. Maryland limits on late fees: Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-208(d)(3).

Total now due: $[total due]. Please pay by [date] to [payment method].

This is a reminder, not an eviction notice. Before filing an eviction case, a landlord must give the separate notice Maryland law requires.

Date: [today's date]
Landlord or agent: [your name]
Signature: ____________________

How to send it: use a method you can prove — certified mail with return receipt, or email/text if your lease allows notices that way. Write down the date.

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