COMCOR 01.19.01 Civil Fines
Chapter 1. General Provisions - Regulations
Montgomery County, Md., COMCOR § 01.19.01.01 (2026)
01.19.01.01 Schedule of Civil Fines.LinkCopy Citation
The following violations are punishable as civil violations for the amounts specified:
Initial Repeat
Montgomery County Violation Violation
Code Section Offense Fine Fine
Sec. 26-4 Inspections generally; when warrants
required; right of entry of inspectors
and owners $500 $750
Sec. 26-5(a) Kitchen $200 $400
Sec. 26-5(b) Bathroom $500 $750
Sec. 26-5(c) Trash $100 $200
Sec. 26-5(d) Hot water $250 $500
Sec. 26-5(e) Safe egress $500 $750
Sec. 26-5(f) Mobile home egress $500 $750
Sec. 26-5(g) Mobile home foundation $500 $750
Sec. 26-6(a) Lighting $100 $200
Sec. 26-6(b) Ventilation $100 $200
Sec. 26-6(c) Bathroom, light and ventilation $100 $200
Sec. 26-6(d) Electric service $500 $750
Sec. 26-6(d)(1) Electric service - wattage $100 $200
Sec. 26-6(d)(2) Electric service - outlets $100 $200
Sec. 26-6(d)(3) Electric service - fixtures $100 $200
Sec. 26-6(e) Heating facilities $500 $750
Sec. 26-6(e)(1)(a) Central heat - leaks $100 $200
Sec. 26-6(e)(1)(b) Central heat - toxic leaks $500 $750
Sec. 26-6(e)(1)(c) Central heat - electrical connections $100 $200
Sec. 26-6(e)(1)(d) Central heat - installation $500 $750
Sec. 26-6(e)(2)(a) Space heaters - gasoline units $500 $750
Sec. 26-6(e)(2)(b) Space heaters - portable units $500 $750
Sec. 26-6(e)(2)(c) Space heaters - venting $500 $750
Sec. 26-6(e)(2)(d) Space heaters - fire resistant panel $500 $750
Sec. 26-6(e)(2)(e) Space heaters - insulation $500 $750
Sec. 26-6(e)(2)(f) Space heaters - gas connection $500 $750
Sec. 26-6(e)(2)(g) Space heaters - electrical
connection $200 $400
Sec. 26-6(e)(2)(h) Space heaters - installation and operation $500 $750
Sec. 26-6(f) Exitway lighting $100 $200
Sec. 26-6(g) Insect screens/rodent proofing $200 $400
Sec. 26-7 Temperature control $500 $750
Sec. 26-8(a) Foundation, floor, wall, ceiling or roof $200 $400
Sec. 26-8(b) Window, exterior door or basement
hatchway $200 $400
Sec. 26-8(c) Stair, porch or appurtenance $200 $400
Sec. 26-8(d) Pipes and plumbing fixtures $200 $400
Sec. 26-8(e) Bathroom and water closet floor $200 $400
Sec. 26-8(f) Roof drainage $500 $750
Sec. 26-8(g) Wood surface protection $250 $500
Sec. 26-8(h) Paint $100 $200
Sec. 26-8(i) Equipment, utility, and facility
maintenance, installation $500 $750
Sec. 26-8(j) Equipment, utility and facility
disconnection $500 $750
Sec. 26-8(k) Cleaned before occupied $100 $200
Sec. 26-8(l) Repainting interior surfaces $100 $200
Sec. 26-9 Minimum space, use and location
requirements $500 $750
Sec. 26-10(a) Owner: clean; Ch. 48 containers $500 $750
Sec. 26-10(b) Occupant: clean $250 $500
Sec. 26-10(c) Occupant: place rubbish in container $250 $500
Sec. 26-10(d) Occupant: place garbage in container $250 $500
Sec. 26-10(e) Hang screens; extermination $100 $200
Sec. 26-10(f) Occupant: plumbing fixture care $100 $200
Sec. 26-10(g) Occupant: grass and weeds $100 $200
Sec. 26-10(h) Owner: erosion $100 $200
Sec. 26-10(i) Owner: shrubs and trees $200 $400
Sec. 26-10(j) Owner: accessory structures $250 $500
Sec. 26-10(k) Owner: paved and gravel surfaces $250 $500
Sec. 26-10(l) Owner: public nuisance $500 $750
Sec. 26-10(m) Owner: complete exterior construction $500 $750
Sec. 26-10A Security requirements for rental dwelling
units in multiple family dwellings $100 $200
Sec. 26-11 Hostels, boardinghouses, rooming
houses and tourist homes $500 $750
Sec. 26-12 Designation of unfit dwellings and
legal procedure of condemnation $500 $750
Sec. 26-18 Repair or removal of condemned buildings $500 $750
Sec. 26-21 Smoke detectors $500 $750
Sec. 26-23 Minimum standards for
non-residential property $500 $750
Montgomery County, Md., COMCOR § 01.19.01.02 (2026)
01.19.01.02. Severability.LinkCopy Citation
Each part of this regulation is severable in that if any provision, clause, sentence, section, word, or part thereof is held illegal, invalid, unconstitutional, or inapplicable to any person or circumstance, such determination does not affect or impair any remaining part of this regulation or its application to other person or circumstance.