Lease Renewal & Tenant Placement
From marketing a vacant unit to renewing a good tenant, every lease we write and every notice we send follows Maryland’s specific requirements for what a lease can and can’t say.
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Filling the Vacancy and Keeping the Good Tenant
Two very different jobs, the same standard: every lease document and every notice has to hold up under Maryland law.
Marketing & Showings
Listing copy, photos, and showing coordination that gets a vacant unit seen by qualified applicants.
Lease Preparation
Every required disclosure and receipt included, with nothing in the lease that Maryland prohibits.
Renewal Notices
Tracked well ahead of the deadline, so a renewal or rent increase notice never goes out late.
Compliant Terms
No confess-judgment clauses, no shortened notice periods, nothing that a court would strike down.
What a Maryland Lease Can and Can't Say
A generic lease template downloaded off the internet can quietly include language Maryland has banned for years. We use terms that are built for this state, not just adapted from somewhere else.
- Required lease contents: a statement of the property's condition, who pays for utilities and repairs, a security deposit receipt, a copy of the Maryland Tenants' Bill of Rights, and contact information for the landlord or agent.
- Prohibited terms: a lease can't include a confess-judgment clause, a waiver of legal rights or jury trial, or any provision that shortens a notice period required by law. We don't use any of these, ever.
- Automatic renewal clauses: if a lease auto-renews, that clause has to be separate from the rest of the lease and signed or acknowledged on its own, not buried in the fine print.
- Notice to end a tenancy: landlords owe at least 60 days' written notice for a stated-term or month-to-month tenancy, and 90 days for a year-to-year tenancy. We track these deadlines so a renewal decision never comes as a last-minute scramble.
- Rent increases at renewal: only allowed when the lease renews, with at least 90 days' written notice before it takes effect.
From Vacancy to Lease Signed
Market & Screen
We list the unit, run showings, and screen every applicant against Maryland’s fair housing and background check rules.
Sign the Lease
The lease goes out with every required disclosure attached, including the Tenants’ Bill of Rights, and gets executed electronically.
Manage the Renewal Cycle
As the term winds down, we send the notice on time, whether that’s a renewal offer, a rent increase notice, or a termination.
Full Service or A La Carte
Leasing & Tenant Placement covers full marketing, showings, screening, lease execution, and move-in coordination. Prefer to split it up? Listing-Only Marketing covers preparation and showing handoff, Listing + Screening adds applicant qualification while you keep lease execution, and Lease Drafting / Signing Only covers just the paperwork for a tenant you’ve already found. Lease Renewal covers the full administrative process of renewing an existing tenant’s lease. All of it is included in every full-service management plan.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
How much notice do I have to give a tenant before ending their lease?
Can I raise the rent whenever I want?
What can't a Maryland lease include?
Does an auto-renewal clause need anything special?
Can I get help finding a tenant without ongoing management?
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