Residential Rental Apartments - Air-Conditioning Requirement

Requiring a landlord to provide air-conditioning to residential rental units in apartment buildings with four or more individual dwelling units in a certain manner beginning June 1, 2026, for newly constructed residential rental units and beginning October 1, 2026, for residential rental units that undergo renovation that includes the replacement or substantial upgrade of electrical systems or heating systems; and applying the Act prospectively.

• MD HB226Department of Disabilities - Housing Programs and Affiliated Foundations - Establishment
• MD HB240Local Comprehensive Plans - Guidance Materials and Notification to the Department of Planning
• MD HB243Land Use - Comprehensive and General Plans - Alteration of Elements
• MD HB247Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Variances - Alterations
• MD HB343Housing Development Projects - Housing Counseling Services