Rental Property Rules in Montgomery County, MD (2026)
4 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 2 cities in Montgomery County, Maryland.
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Rent Control
Montgomery County caps annual rent increases on regulated units at CPI-U plus 3 percent or 6 percent, whichever is lower, set each July 1 by the Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
Montgomery County Rent Stabilization Cap
Some RestrictionsMontgomery County Code § 29-57(a)
Annual rent increase allowance. The Director annually must calculate a rent increase allowance for regulated rental units equal to the lesser of: (1) CPI-U plus 3 percent; or (2) 6 percent.
Rental Registration
Montgomery County requires every landlord to obtain a rental housing license from the Department of Housing and Community Affairs before renting out any dwelling unit, with three license classes depending on property type.
Montgomery County Rental Housing License
Some RestrictionsMontgomery County Code § 29-16(a)-(b)
The owner of a dwelling unit must obtain a rental housing license before operating the dwelling unit as rental housing. If the owner is a corporation, the corporation must be qualified to do business in Maryland under state law. Each owner must certify to the Department the name, address and telephone number of an agent who resides in Maryland and is qualified to accept service of process on be...
Rent Increase Notice
Landlords must give tenants 90 days' written notice before any rent increase and cannot raise rent more than once in a 12-month period.
Montgomery County Rent Increase Notice
Some RestrictionsMontgomery County Code § 29-54(a)
A landlord must not increase the rent until 90 days after the landlord gives the tenant written notice of the increase. A landlord must not impose more than one rent increase on a tenant in any 12-month period. Each written rent increase notice must contain the following information: (1) The amount of monthly rent immediately preceding the effective date of the proposed increase (old rent), the...
Repairs & Habitability
County Code § 29-30 requires every landlord to keep rental housing safe, sanitary, and in good repair, with working utilities and heat.
Montgomery County Rental Habitability Standards
Some RestrictionsMontgomery County Code § 29-30(a)
Each landlord must reasonably provide for the maintenance of the health, safety, and welfare of all tenants and all individuals properly on the premises of rental housing. As part of this general obligation, each landlord must: (1) Comply with all applicable provisions of any federal, state, or county law or regulation governing the maintenance, construction, use, or appearance of the dwelling ...
Rental Property Rules by City in Montgomery County
2 cities in Montgomery County have their own rental property rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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