HB 1076 Maryland House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Residential Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Notice of Landlord Entry

HB 1076 requires Maryland landlords to provide tenants with written notice at least 48 hours before entering rental properties for repairs, inspections, showings, safety checks, or government-mandated work. The notice must include the entry date/time and purpose, and can be delivered via mail, door notice, or electronic methods (email/text/portal) with proof of delivery. Tenants can sue landlords for violations, seeking court injunctions or damages for unauthorized entries, while landlords remain liable for agents' breaches. This law directly affects all residential landlords and tenants in Maryland, taking effect October 1, 2025.

Issues: ✓ Housing

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced Feb 5, 2025 Signed May 13, 2025

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MODERATE

This bill amends the notice requirements for landlords entering residential properties, changing the required notice period from 48 hours to 24 hours in some instances, adjusting entry time windows, and adding new provisions for tenant consent and electronic delivery options. The changes aim to balance landlord access needs with tenant privacy rights.

Scope change

The bill applies to all residential real property landlord-tenant relationships in the jurisdiction, with no change to the scope of applicability.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the required notice period for landlord entry from 48 hours to 24 hours in certain circumstances.

Adjusted the standard entry time window from 9:00 AM to 7:00 AM and 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, expanding when landlords may enter.

Added a new provision allowing tenants to agree in writing to permit entry with less than 24 hours notice.

Added emergency entry provision to include protection of other tenants and staff health, safety, and welfare.

Modified electronic delivery requirements to clarify proof of transmission obligations for landlords.

Added new provision requiring tenants to provide access within 24 hours when alleging housing code violations.

ENFORCEMENT

Changed language from 'tenant's covenant' to 'the tenant's covenant' for quiet enjoyment violations.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 23, 2025 · House of Delegates Mar 9, 2025

How they voted

35–11

Passed

Total votes 46

Mar 23, 2025

D Democratic33

33 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican13

2 Yea 11 Nay

84% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 13, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 564

executive

Apr 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned Passed

lower

Apr 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

Third Reading Passed

upper

Apr 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable Adopted

upper

Apr 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings

upper

Mar 23, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (35-11)

senate

Mar 17, 2025

Committee

Referred Judicial Proceedings

upper

Mar 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Reading Passed

lower

Mar 15, 2025

Introduced

Floor Amendment {

lower

Mar 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Motion Special Order until 03/15 (Delegate Holmes) Adopted

lower

Mar 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with Amendments {

lower

Mar 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation

lower

Mar 9, 2025

House Of Delegates · Passed

House of Delegates Vote: pass (99-37-3)

house of delegates

Feb 5, 2025

Committee

First Reading Environment and Transportation

lower

15 primary · 0 co-sponsors