Sec. 5-175.04. Short-Term Rental Hosting Platform License; Requirements
Codified through Bill No. CB-018-2026, adopted May 12, 2026, effective July 24, 2026. Source: Municode, Supplement 2026 Update 2. Editorial notes and legislative history omitted.
Prince George's County, Md., Code § 5-175.04 (2026)
Sec. 5-175.04. Short-Term Rental Hosting Platform License; RequirementsLinkCopy Citation
(a)
Short-term rental hosting platforms shall be registered with the Department.
(b)
Platforms shall pay an annual licensing fee of $2,500 to lawfully operate in Prince George's County, Maryland.
(1)
The fees are subject to change; any change to the annual $2,500 licensing fee shall be prescribed in the Table of Fees.
(c)
Platforms shall require any short-term rental host to submit a copy of the host's rental license or 90 day pending application certificate to the platform, prior to the rental being listed on the platform.
(d)
Platforms shall electronically provide the following data to the Department in the method prescribed by the Department on a monthly basis. The data shall be submitted to the Department on or before the last calendar day of the month and shall include data from the preceding month and preceding year. The required data is as follows:
(1)
The total number of short-term rentals listed on the platform during the applicable reporting period;
(2)
A complete listing of all Prince George's County properties listed in the platform for the current and upcoming reporting periods;
(3)
The total number of nights that each listing on the platform was rented to transients during the applicable reporting period.
(4)
Address of the Host site;
(5)
Municipality;
(6)
Amount paid by the Host;
(7)
Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement Short-term rental license number; and
(8)
Total taxes charged, including Special Tax area payments if applicable, and paid for each stay.
(e)
All platforms shall remit all hotel taxes, including but not limited to those collected by the short-term rental provider or applicant, as outlined in this section and Subtitle 10 Division 8 of the Prince George's County Code and:
(1)
Such quarterly payments shall be made on or before the last days of April, July, October and January in each year. They shall cover the amounts collected during the three (3) months immediately preceding the months in which reports, and remittances are required. Such quarterly payments shall be made on or before the last days of April, July, October and January in each year. They shall cover the amounts collected during the three (3) months immediately preceding the months in which reports, and remittances are required. The payments shall be made to the Department of Finance
(2)
Prince George's County, with approval of the governing body, may agree to an alternative method of tax collection with the Platform. However, if after the expiration of the term of the agreement, Prince George's County may require remittance of hotel taxes as outlined in Subtitle 10 Division 8 of the Prince George's County Code and Section 5-175.04(e)(1).