Hi All,
I would appreciate insight from fellow Baltimore County (not City), MD Airbnb hosts on the process you followed to legally Airbnb.
I've contacted the Baltimore County rental licensing office, the Maryland State Lead Certification/Registration Office, the county's zoning office, AND an attorney. I'm receiving conflicting information and have not received clear instructions.
The rental licensing office said that I have to register my property the same way as I would for a long-term rental (rental inspection + lead inspection as my home was built before '78). I did both the rental and lead inspection, then contacted the lead certification office to be told that since I'm doing short term renting, they actually don't require that I register my home with them, which contradicts the rental licensing office.
I reached out to an attorney seeking better guidance and was told that he wasn't aware of formal regulations the county has for STRs and suggested I reached out to zoning for whatever informal process there may be. Zoning redirected me back to the licensing office.
It's frustrating how I can't seem to be given a clear answer to a should be straightforward question. Please share if you've received better/more clear guidance on the process!
Thanks very much.
