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Rental Inspections in Gaithersburg, MD (2026)

1 verified rental inspections rules for Gaithersburg, Maryland, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Inspection Programs

Gaithersburg licenses and inspects every rental housing unit in the city under Chapter 18AA. An inspection is required before a license issues, at renewal, and whenever the city manager designates re-checks in buildings of more than two units.

Gaithersburg Rental Housing Inspection Program

Some Restrictions

Gaithersburg City Code §§ 18AA-1, 18AA-7

The purpose of this chapter is to assure compliance with all laws, ordinances and regulations applicable to rental housing units in the city. It is further the purpose of this chapter to promote and ensure safe, healthy and habitable housing conditions in rental units in the city, to prevent deterioration of rental properties and to encourage responsible management and use of rental property by...

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County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Gaithersburg city rules.

Rental Inspections in Montgomery County