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Rental license for a home or condo
Required.
Montgomery County DHCA
A county rental license is required before renting a single-family home or condo, with an FY27 fee of $130 per single-family rental and $73 per condo unit.
Source: Montgomery County DHCA(opens in a new tab)Potomac is not on Montgomery County's list of municipalities exempt from the county's rent stabilization cap, so the countywide cap applies where a unit is not otherwise exempt.
Source: Montgomery County DHCA(opens in a new tab)An owner of two or fewer rental units countywide is generally exempt from the rent stabilization cap under County Code Chapter 29, though the license requirement still applies.
Source: Montgomery County DHCA(opens in a new tab)Rental properties built before January 1, 1978 must meet Maryland lead-paint standards before a county rental license can be renewed.
Source: Montgomery County DHCA(opens in a new tab)A landlord may not charge a security deposit of more than one month's rent per unit, except up to two months if a tenant pays utilities directly under a written utility-assistance agreement.
Source: Maryland Code, Real Property §8-203(opens in a new tab)Maryland law requires a landlord to return a tenant's security deposit within 45 days after the tenancy ends, minus any rightfully withheld damages.
Source: Maryland Code, Real Property §8-203(opens in a new tab)Deposits of $50 or more held at least six months accrue interest monthly at 1.5 percent a year or the one-year Treasury yield, whichever is greater.
Source: Maryland Code, Real Property §8-203(opens in a new tab)Rental units built before 1978 must register with the Maryland Department of the Environment's lead poisoning prevention program before being rented.
Source: Maryland Department of the Environment(opens in a new tab)Full-service management across Maryland, DC, and Virginia. 8% of monthly rent — that's the whole fee.
