University of Maryland: What recurring housing-inspection obligation does College Park publish?

DIRECT ANSWER

Biennial eligibility requires the property's current fire/building-code compliance; complete life-safety systems; annually certified third-party maintenance; ongoing code compliance; unified on-site management/maintenance; and third-party-monitored apartment fire drills. Annual public/mechanical/system inspections persist; significant violations or loss of unified management can restore full annual inspections. Director authorization is indispensable.

College Park City Code §144-6(A) generally calls for the Public Services Department to inspect each covered rental unit at least once annually. Under §144-6(B), qualifying apartment or hotel buildings may receive the Public Services Director's discretionary approval to inspect individual units on a staggered two-year schedule, with approximately half inspected each year; common areas, building and life-safety systems continue to require annual inspections. §144-6(C) also allows more frequent inspections after a substantiated code complaint or probable cause. Verify the specific property's authorization, occupancy permit and current city inspection notice.