Montgomery County Rental Property Licensing and Registration Records

Annual tracking of rental licenses for condominiums, single-family homes, multi-family units, and accessory apartments under Montgomery County Code. The dataset is maintained by data.montgomerycountymd.gov and was last updated in April 2026. It includes details on license status, property characteristics, and location.

Use Cases

• Analyze the distribution of licensed rental properties across Council Districts and Municipalities using location and council fields.
• Model License Status (active, expired, revoked) based on Property Type, Unit Count, and Year Built for compliance monitoring.
• Map rental property density and types (Structure Type, Ownership Type) by Zip Codes or Communities for urban planning.
• Identify properties with multiple units by joining on Property Tax Account or License Number to assess multi-family housing stock.

Strengths

• Contains over 20 specific columns detailing license, property, and location attributes.
• Updated annually with a recent update timestamp of April 2026.
• Includes geospatial location data via Property Street Address, Zip Code, and Council Districts.

Limitations

• Unknown total row count and sample size, limiting assessment of statistical power.
• Temporal coverage (start year) and historical depth are not specified.
• Data completeness for fields like Year Built or Unit Count is unverified.

Provenance

Source

data.montgomerycountymd.gov

Collection Method

Administrative tracking for compliance with Montgomery County Code, Chapter 29.

Freshness

Updated annually.

Geography

Montgomery County, Maryland, USA