Every state agency, county portal, official form, and compliance link a Maryland landlord needs — in one place.
Register pre-1978 rentals, look up accredited inspectors, download certificates. Fee: $75/unit (renewed every 2 years).
MDE Rental Owner Portal → MDE Online Registration System →Security deposit calculator, Tenants’ Bill of Rights download, landlord-tenant law summaries, and rental assistance programs.
Security Deposit Calculator → Tenants’ Bill of Rights →Free and low-cost mediation. File forms, find your District Court location, access eviction case lookup.
ADR / Mediation Services → Landlord-Tenant Legal Help →File and respond to tenant complaints, review landlord rights under consumer protection law, access plain-English guides.
Landlord-Tenant Resources →Landlord-tenant assistance, rental payment programs, and mediation referrals statewide.
MD HOPE Program →Look up property assessments, verify LLC status, register a new entity for rental business ownership.
Real Property Search → Business Entity Search →Maryland law requires landlords to maintain minimum indoor temperatures of 68°F between October 1 and May 1. Failure is a habitability violation — not just a complaint.
DHCD Habitability Standards →Every Maryland rental lease includes an implied warranty that the unit is fit for human habitation. Violations allow tenants to withhold rent, repair-and-deduct, or terminate the lease.
MD Courts Landlord-Tenant Help →Habitability complaints are investigated at the county level. Find your county code enforcement office to respond to complaints proactively — or to report conditions at a property you purchased.
MDE County Contacts → MD Courts Help →Lead hazards in pre-1978 housing are a habitability violation under Maryland law, not just a licensing issue. Failure to remediate is grounds for rent escrow and civil penalty.
MDE Lead Program →Maryland does not have a standalone mold statute, but mold caused by landlord failure to maintain the premises (roof leaks, plumbing) is a habitability violation. Document all repairs.
EPA Mold Guidance → DHCD Tenant-Landlord Affairs →Maryland requires working smoke detectors on every level of a rental unit and outside each sleeping area. CO detectors required in any unit with fuel-burning appliances or attached garage.
MD State Fire Marshal →Schedule E is how rental income and expenses are reported on your federal return. IRS Publication 527 covers residential rental property in full: depreciation, repairs vs. improvements, passive loss rules, and vacation home rules.
IRS Schedule E → IRS Publication 527 (PDF) →Residential rental property depreciates over 27.5 years using straight-line method. Pub 946 covers MACRS depreciation, Section 179, bonus depreciation, and how to handle property improvements vs. repairs.
IRS Publication 946 (PDF) →Maryland taxes rental income at the state level. The MD Comptroller’s office provides guidance on how rental income flows from your federal return to MD Form 502, and county piggyback taxes.
MD Comptroller Individual Tax → MD Individual Tax Forms →SDAT manages property assessments statewide. Landlords may qualify for the Homeowner’s Property Tax Credit on owner-occupied rentals, and should monitor triennial reassessment notices to verify accuracy.
SDAT Property Search → MD Property Tax Credits →Registration, inspector questions, compliance emergencies.
410-537-4199 1-800-776-2706 (MD toll-free)Schedule mediation, get referrals, pre-filing assistance.
410-260-1676 1-866-940-1729 (toll-free) 855-826-2909 (Spanish)Eviction prevention, rental payment assistance referrals statewide.
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