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: a license or registration to authorize the owner of residential property to engage in the business of renting or leasing the residential property; a license or registration to authorize residential property to be rented or leased; or a certification that residential property that is rented or leased is in compliance with a local housing, livability, or property maintenance code.