Prince George's County, MD Short-Term Rentals: Host Platform Liability (2026)

Sec. 06 governs prohibited acts, enforcement, and penalties for hosting platforms operating in Prince George's County. Under Sec. 06(e), if a platform collects a booking-service fee in connection with a host who does not hold a valid short-term rental license, the platform itself, not just the host, is liable and subject to a civil fine of $1,000 per violation. Sec. 06(f) extends the same $1,000-per-violation liability to a platform that collects a fee for a host who lacks the Department's 90-day certificate issued while a complete license application is pending.

The Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement (DPIE) may impose either fine through a violation notice or an administrative citation, and Sec. 06(g) requires that citation to contain the information specified in Sec. 13-1125 and be served under that section's procedures. Beyond fines, a platform's own short-term rental license, which platforms must hold under Sec. 04, is a privilege rather than a right: Sec. 06(b) allows DPIE to suspend, revoke, or decline to renew a platform's license for noncompliance with the Division or the County Code, and Sec.

06(c) permits suspension or revocation based on a citation, corrective order, or violation notice. Sec. 06(d) leaves all enforcement actions and penalty decisions to the Director's discretion. This liability scheme is separate from the host's own $1,000 minimum civil fine for violations under Sec. 07(h), meaning both the host and the platform can be separately fined for the same unlicensed listing.