Md. Code Ann., Hous. & Cmty. Dev. § 4-2911
Annual inspection of rented housing; duties and responsibilities of property owner
Effective Oct 1, 2025Added by Acts 2023, c. 446, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2023. Amended by Acts 2025, c. 234, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2025.State of Maryland
(a)
- (1) A public housing agency shall conduct an initial inspection and periodic inspections thereafter of each unit rented using housing assistance payments to ensure the continued compliance with federal housing quality standards under 24 C.F.R. § 982.401 or 24 C.F.R. § 5.703, as applicable.
- (2) Inspections shall occur on or before the initial lease date and at least biennially thereafter in accordance with the public housing agency's administrative plan.
- (b) For a unit located in a building with 3 to 49 units, the property owner shall provide the public housing agency with a certificate of occupancy that has been completed within 1 year.
- (c) For a unit located in a building with 50 units or more, the property owner shall provide the public housing agency with an inspection certificate.
Added by Acts 2023, c. 446, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2023. Amended by Acts 2025, c. 234, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2025.