Rental Property Rules in Carroll County, MD (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Carroll County, Maryland.
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Just Cause Eviction
Carroll County has no general just-cause eviction law: landlords may end most tenancies without stating a reason. The one protection in the code, § 171.005 of the Livability Code, shields a tenant who files a Livability Code complaint from retaliatory eviction by incorporating Maryland's Real Property Article §§ 8-208.1 and 8-208.2, the state's lead-paint retaliatory-eviction statutes.
Carroll County Retaliatory Eviction Rule
Light RestrictionsCarroll County Code of Ordinances § 171.005
Any tenant who files a complaint under this chapter shall be entitled to the protection against retaliatory evictions contained in Md. Code, Real Property Article, §§ 8-208.1 or 8-208.2 (lead paint retaliatory evictions).
Repairs & Habitability
Carroll County's Livability Code (Chapter 171) makes minimum housing standards a condition of renting: § 171.020(B) bars a property owner from renting or leasing any premises unless it and its equipment comply with the chapter, covering sanitation, structural soundness, light, heat, and plumbing county-wide outside owner-occupied units.
Carroll County Rental Habitability Code
Some RestrictionsCarroll County Code of Ordinances § 171.020(B), (D)
(B) Intent. A property owner shall not rent or lease for use and occupancy any premises unless the premises and equipment thereon comply with the provisions of this chapter. A tenant may not sublease for use and occupancy any premises unless the premises and equipment thereon comply with the provisions of this chapter. ... (D) Discontinuance of service or utility. No property owner or tenan...
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