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<section number="5-175.06" name="Prohibited Acts, Enforcement and Penalties; Platforms" law="code" slug="sec-5-175.06" node_id="PTIITI17PULOLAPRGECOMA_SUBTITLE_5BULI_DIV8SHRMRE_S5-175.06PRACENPEPL">
  <level label="a">
    <text>It shall be unlawful for a platform to list a short-term rental or for any person engaged in the business of short-term rentals to list on any platform when the following occurs:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Short-term rentals that rent, or offers to rent that unit or any portion thereof, by the hour or for any period of fewer than 24 consecutive hours;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Short-term rentals that rent, or offers to rent that unit or any portion thereof, more than once within any consecutive 24-hour period measured from the commencement of one rental to the commencement of the next;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Advertise an hourly rate or any rate for any short-term rental period of fewer than 24 consecutive hours;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Short-term rentals that rents, offers to rent that unit or any portion thereof, for multiple bookings or rentals for the same or overlapping time periods;</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The platform short-term rental license is a privilege and not a right. A platform short-term rental license may be suspended or revoked at any time or not renewed based upon non-compliance with the requirements of this Division and the Prince George's County Code.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A platform short-term rental license may be suspended or revoked due to a citation, corrective order, or violation notice citing violations of the Prince George's County Code.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>All enforcement actions and penalties are at the Director's discretion, based upon the requirements of this Division.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>If a platform collects a fee for booking services in connection with an unlicensed host, the platform shall be liable and subject to civil fines of $1,000 per violation. The civil fine may be imposed through either a violation notice or an administrative citation.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>If a platform collects a fee for booking services in connection with someone who does not have a 90-day certificate from the Department regarding a filed and complete application, the platform shall be liable and subject to civil fines of not less than $1,000 per violation. The civil fine may be imposed through either a violation notice or an administrative citation.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>An administrative citation or violation notice issued pursuant to this Division shall contain, at a minimum, all of the information required by Section 13-1125 of this Code and shall be served in accordance with the provisions of that Section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
