Renter Resources
Maryland and Montomery County Laws Affecting Tenants
State of Maryland Government Resources
Montgomery County Government Resources
These county links are for tenants who live in Montgomery County. For tenants who live in the independent municipalities within the county (Rockville, Gaithersburg and Takoma Park), see box below.
- Office of Landlord Tenant Affairs (OLTA)
- Department of Housing and Community Affairs (DHCA)
- Commission on Landlord-Tenant Affairs
- How to File a Complaint (OLTA)
- Housing Code Enforcement Handbook (DHCA)
- E-Property Data Mining (A DHCA search engine providing information about specific properties including contact information, complaint records and code violations.)
- Landlord Tenant Handbook – English (PDF)
- Landlord Tenant Handbook – Spanish (PDF)
Within Montgomery County, there are three municipalities with independent government functions for landlord and tenant affairs. If you are a tenant seeking assistance and live in either Rockville, Gaithersburg or Takoma Park, you will need to contact these cities’ independent offices of landlord and tenant affairs.
City of Rockville Office of Landlord/Tenant Affairs
http://www.rockvillemd.gov/index.aspx?NID=259
City of Gaithersburg, Office of Landlord and Tenant Affairs
http://www.gaithersburgmd.gov/services/housing-services/landlord-tenant-affairs
City of Takoma Park, Landlord and Tenant Afffairs
http://www.takomaparkmd.gov/hcd/landlord-tenant-complaints
Tenants Work Group Resources
- MoCo Tenants Work Group
- Tenants Work Group Report (PDF)
- Montgomery County Tenants Work Group Report Recommendations Responses – March 12, 2012 (PDF)
How to Form a Tenants Association
There are a number of excellent websites with how-to information. Below are just a few: