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Maryland landlord · tenant screening
Download the Maryland residential rental application — screens prospective tenants with application-money elections, a standalone screening-report authorization, and the disclosures federal and Maryland law require — in fillable Word and fillable PDF, with the Maryland Completion & Use Guide.
Renting out property in more than one state? This page is the Maryland application — each state's edition is built to its own screening and application-money law.
Includes the six-page fillable Word and PDF application, Maryland Completion and Use Guide, and federal FCRA Summary of Rights.
The real document — not a mockup. Page 1 of the form included in your download.
Every part of the form, in order — the application summary, 17 sections, and the office-use panel.
About this form
A residential rental application is the landlord's first line of protection: it collects the applicant's identity, household composition, rental history, employment and income, and references, and it carries the disclosures and signed authorizations that make lawful tenant screening possible before a lease is signed.
Maryland requires the application itself to explain signing liability and the § 8-213 fee rule. For covered rentals, fees over $25 trigger actual-cost accounting, a 15-day refund deadline, and possible twice-the-fee damages. Section 1 also records whether the landlord accepts reusable tenant screening reports under § 8-218.
This edition is forward-compliant with the October 1, 2026 Fair Chance Housing Act and subsidized-applicant protections: no pre-offer criminal inquiry for covered landlords, lawful-source and voucher protections, no eviction self-report, and screening authorization that excludes shielded records. The guide explains the effective-date transition and Montgomery County treatment.
ILRG provides self-help legal forms and download support. PublicLegal landlord forms are provided for you to complete with your own property and screening information. Screening rules vary by state and change frequently — the Completion & Use Guide explains the rules in your state and the steps that keep this application within them. If you are not 100 percent satisfied after purchasing from us, contact us for a refund.
For covered rentals, non-security-deposit fees over $25 permit retention only of actual application expenses; the balance is due within 15 days after occupancy or written notice that no tenancy will occur. Violations may expose the landlord to twice-the-fee damages.
Acceptance is elective, but the landlord must notify prospective tenants whether it accepts them. An accepting landlord given a qualifying report may not charge an application or access fee.
No. It is forward-compliant with Chapter 752’s October 1, 2026 conditional-offer sequence and omits eviction self-reporting while excluding nonpublic and shielded court records.
Lawful sources are protected. Effective October 1, 2026, Chapter 773 restricts financial screening of subsidized applicants and permits affordability testing against only the uncovered rent and utilities portion.
The six-page Maryland application in fillable Word and PDF, Completion & Use Guide, and federal FCRA Summary; a completed Baltimore sample is optional.