# Local Government (GLG)

## Title 1. Definitions; General Provisions

### Subtitle 5. Regulation of Lead Paint Risk Reduction in Residential Property for Rent or Lease

#### Section 1-502

This subtitle applies to the regulation in any manner, by a county or municipality, of residential property that is rented or leased, including regulation by the issuance or renewal of:

(1) a license or registration to authorize the owner of residential property to engage in the business of renting or leasing the residential property;

(2) a license or registration to authorize residential property to be rented or leased; or

(3) a certification that residential property that is rented or leased is in compliance with a local housing, livability, or property maintenance code.

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Md. Code Ann., Local Gov't (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)