Legislation Details

Reference No. CB-023-2026    Draft No.
Type: Council Bill Status: Third Reading
Meeting Body County Council
Meeting Date 9/15/2026
Introduced Date 9/15/2026 Public Hearing Date 10/06/2026 @ 10:00 AM
Effective date:    
Title: AN ACT CONCERNING RENTAL LICENSES for the purpose of providing for the display of a certain rental license with certain information; providing for certain advertising requirements; providing for certain penalties; providing for the display or posting of a certain short-term rental license with certain information; providing for the display requirements for a short-term rental hosting platform license; providing for County properties listed in the platform include certain licenses information; providing for the increase of penalties on short-term rental license hosts; and generally regarding rental licensing.
Proposers/Sponsors: Thomas E. Dernoga, Wala Blegay, Danielle I. Hunter, Shayla Adams-Stafford, Timothy J. Adams, Krystal Oriadha, Eric C. Olson
Code sections: 05-175.03 - , 05-175.04 - , 05-175.07 - , 13-188 -
Attachments: 1. B2026023, 2. CB-023-2026 Summary, 3. CB-023-2026 Report, 4. CB-023-2026 PAFI, 5. CB-023-2026 OOL Comment, 6. 2026 Agency Comment Request Form (CB-23-2026 Rental Licenses Display requirements) DPIE
Contact: Kathy Canning, Legislative Attorney
Date Ver.Action ByActionResultAction DetailsMeeting DetailsVideo
9/15/20262 County Council introduced  Action details Meeting details Not available
9/3/20261 Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee    Not available Meeting details Video Video
6/4/20261 Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee Held in CommitteePass Action details Meeting details Video Video
4/16/20261 Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee Held in CommitteePass Action details Meeting details Video Video
3/24/20261 County Council presented and referred  Action details Meeting details Video Video

Title

AN ACT CONCERNING RENTAL LICENSES for the purpose of providing for the display of a certain rental license with certain information; providing for certain advertising requirements; providing for certain penalties; providing for the display or posting of a certain short-term rental license with certain information; providing for the display requirements for a short-term rental hosting platform license; providing for County properties listed in the platform include certain licenses information; providing for the increase of  penalties on short-term rental license hosts; and generally regarding rental licensing.

 

 

Background

This bill provides for the display and advertising  of  long-term and short term rental licenses in physical and digital settings with articulated advertising requirements.  It increases certain penalties for violation of these requirements. This bill adds additional requirements to ensure renters and the Department of Permitting, Inspections and Enforcement staff can view rental licenses on properties and that prospective renters are made aware of the existence or lack of a rental license before entering into a lease.