6 rules for unincorporated Harford County, Maryland.
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Maryland has no statewide short-term rental permit. In Harford County, hosts license locally: Bel Air and Havre de Grace both require an annual short-term rental license, and the owner or caretaker must be located within Harford County.
Short-term rental guests follow the same rule as residents: Harford County Code § 193-8 bars noise audible more than 50 feet onto residential property between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. Repeat complaints threaten a host's local license.
Harford County Code § 193-8
A person shall not make or cause to be made between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. any noise produced vocally, with any radio receiving set, musical instrument, phonograph, any device intended for the production or reproduction of sound, or any household tool or other household equipment, if the noise is audible on any property that is used for residential purposes and is located more th...
Short-term stays in Harford County owe Maryland's 6% state sales and use tax plus the county's 6% hotel occupancy tax. The county tax skips stays over 30 days and homes with 3 or fewer sleeping rooms.
Md. Code, Tax-General § 11-102
Except as otherwise provided in this title, a tax is imposed on: (1) a retail sale in the State; and (2) a use, in the State, of tangible personal property, a digital code, a digital product, or a taxable service.
No Maryland statute sets short-term rental parking. Harford County handles it through zoning, and Bel Air and Havre de Grace attach off-street parking conditions to the rental license.
No Maryland statute caps short-term rental occupancy. Bel Air and Havre de Grace set guest limits in the rental license, usually tied to bedroom count, and septic capacity limits rural Harford County homes.
Maryland sets no statewide short-term rental insurance mandate. In Harford County, Bel Air and Havre de Grace require proof of liability coverage as a condition of the rental license.
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