New Rockville Landlord-Tenant Code to Be Introduced and Approved at May 18 Mayor and Council Meeting
The revised landlord-tenant code for the City of Rockville will be introduced and considered for approval at the Mayor and Council meeting on Monday, May 18. The staff report will be available before the meeting on Legistar, the city’s legislative tracking site.
Meetings are broadcast live on Rockville 11, livestreamed and available online a day after each meeting. Community members are welcome to attend in person in the Mayor and Council chamber at Rockville City Hall, 111 Maryland Ave. If you require a reasonable accommodation, please complete the Reasonable Accommodation Request Form.
Learn What’s in the New Code
You can review the full draft of the new code or read our fact sheet summarizing the proposed changes. Once you’ve done that, take a minute to let us know what you think by filling out the feedback survey.
Highlights of the revised code include:
Restrictions on asking about eviction history, charging tenants court costs and legal fees, and using algorithmic rent pricing systems.
New requirements for landlords to report data, provide two-lease lease options, adhere to lease review and provision timelines, allow non-electronic payment methods, provide relocation assistance, and allow tenant organizations to use meeting rooms free of charge.
Increased transparency around fees and guarantor requirements.
More options for early lease termination.
Creation of a repair and deduct option.
Changes to how leases and rent increase information are provided to the city.
Meaningful fines for certain code violations.
