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Free Maryland Lead-Based
Paint Disclosure Template

The disclosure is signed by the same parties as the lease it attaches to.

Last reviewed September 2026

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Maryland Lead-Based Paint Disclosure

This Lead-Based Paint Disclosure is built with Maryland as the governing state. These are the Maryland landlord-tenant rules that most often bear on it, with the statute for each.

Maryland rules at a glance

Maryland rules for a Lead-Based Paint Disclosure
Lead paintFederal lead warning and disclosure for pre-1978 housing (42 U.S.C. §4852d). Maryland also requires pre-1978 rental units to be registered with the Maryland Department of the Environment and to meet its lead-risk-reduction standard at each change in occupancy.
Landlord entry24 hours’ written notice; entry 7:00am–7:00pm, Monday–SaturdayReal Prop. §8-221

Landlord entry & access

Since October 1, 2025, a Maryland landlord must give at least 24 hours’ written notice stating the date, approximate time and specific purpose of the entry, and may enter only between 7:00am and 7:00pm, Monday through Saturday, unless the tenant agrees in writing to another time (§8-221). Notice can be mailed with a certificate of mailing, posted on the door, or sent by email, text or tenant portal if the tenant has opted in.

Permitted purposes are repairs and improvements, inspections, showings to buyers, lenders, tenants or contractors, government-ordered work, and protecting the property and occupants. No notice is needed in a genuine emergency. A tenant who reports a housing-code violation must give the landlord access within 24 hours (§8-221(f)).

What a Maryland lease must include

  • Tenants’ Bill of Rights — Every residential lease must attach the current Maryland Tenants’ Bill of Rights published by the Office of Tenant and Landlord Affairs (§8-208(c)(4)).
  • Core lease terms — A statement that the unit will be habitable and reasonably safe (or of whatever other condition was agreed), each party’s specific obligations for heat, gas, electricity, water and repairs, and the security-deposit receipt (§8-208(c)).
  • Written lease required — A landlord offering five or more units in Maryland must use a written lease; without one, the tenancy is presumed to run one year (§8-208(a)).
  • Mold pamphlet — The landlord must give each tenant the state’s mold information pamphlet at lease signing and ask the tenant to sign an acknowledgment (§8-220).
  • Lead paint — Federal lead warning and disclosure for pre-1978 housing (42 U.S.C. §4852d). Maryland also requires pre-1978 rental units to be registered with the Maryland Department of the Environment and to meet its lead-risk-reduction standard at each change in occupancy.

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