Landlord-Tenant Resources
Organization Chart

Office of Landlord-Tenant Affairs

• Landlord-Tenant Complaint Resolution CoreLogic SafeRent
• Landlord and Tenant Complaint form

Commission on Landlord-Tenant Affairs

• Commission on Landlord-Tenant Affairs
• Decisions of the Commission on Landlord-Tenant Affairs
  (legal interpretation and precedence of landlord-tenant law)
• Preparing for Your Hearing
  (information on preparing for your hearing before the Commission on Landlord-Tenant Affairs)

Landlord-Tenant Resources

• Publications and Forms
• On-Line Apartment Rental Guide (find an apartment that meets your criteria)
• Landlord-Tenant Handbook (Spanish/Español)
  Rights, responsibilities and the law
• Ordinary Wear and Tear Booklet (guidelines, responsibilities, and the law)
• Security Deposit Information
• Room Rentals
  • Handbook (en español)
  • Sample Lease (en español)
• Accessory Apartments
• Condominium Conversion Handbook    (en Espanol)
• Source of Income - General Guidelines
• Rent Increases - Tips for Tenants
• Video "Evicted: Don't Let It Happen To You"

Court

• Legal Actions a Landlord May Take Against a Tenant
• Legal Actions a Tenant May Take Against a Landlord

Announcements

• Tenants Work Group - Report
• Voluntary Rent Guidelines - 1981-2013
• Voluntary Rent Guideline letter from County Executive (02-01-2013)
• Annual Rental Facility Report - 2010

Services

• Online
  • Subscriptions
    Receive email notifications of new Landlord-Tenant Commission Decisions and Orders
• Offline
  • CoreLogic SafeRent (formerly First Advantage SafeRent) *NEW
    CoreLogic SafeRent is a service that provides comprehensive reports regarding an applicant’s credit and rental history. CoreLogic SafeRent enables the landlord to review an applicant’s rental history before signing a lease. Landlords of single-family, condominium, licensed accessory units, and small multi-family units (10 or less) who are currently licensed by the Department’s Licensing and Registration Unit can access CoreLogic SafeRent, for a nominal fee, by calling 311 or 240-777-0311; room rentals are not eligible. Tenants who are rejected based on information contained in a CoreLogic SafeRent report can obtain a copy of their report, free of charge, by calling CoreLogic SafeRent at 1-888-333-2413. For more information regarding CoreLogic SafeRent, call 311 or 240-777-0311.
    
    *We do not run queries for applications for properties within the municipalities/incorporated city limits of Rockville or Gaithersburg.
    • CoreLogic SafeRent Application

Licensing and Registration

• Licensing & Registration
  (all residential rental housing must be licensed and COC's must be registered)

Landlord-Tenant Codes/Laws

• Chapter 29 - Complete Version
• *Chapter 53A - Tenant Displacement COMCOR - Code of Montgomery County Regulations
• Revisions to Chapter 53A: Tenant Displacement (PDF | 38 KB)
• Chapter 53A, Tenant Displacement: Fact Sheet (PDF | 38 KB)
• Executive Regulation 2-02T - Tenant Displacement (PDF | 1501 KB)
• Fair Housing Laws (how to recognize and prevent discriminatory practices)
• Ratio Utility Billing System Regulation (PDF | 158 KB)
• *Chapter 11A. Condominiums (Code of Montgomery County)
• *Chapter 11A. Condominiums Regulation COMCOR - Code of Montgomery County Regulations
• Title 11. Maryland Condominium Act  Real Property Article - Annotated Code of Maryland courtesy of Maryland Division of State Documents website http://www.dsd.state.md.us/comar
  
  *General link to Montgomery County Codes/Laws courtesy of www.amlegal.com.  You will need to search within their website to find the specific Chapters

Other Resources

• Code Enforcement
  (investigation of complaints and enforcement of housing codes and regulations)
• Real Property System
  (State of Maryland, Department of Assessments & Taxation)