University of Maryland: Which licensing jurisdiction should a College Park property buyer verify before applying?
DIRECT ANSWER
Apply the county's SDAT Town-column test, not mailing-city/ZIP alone. College Park is explicitly among the municipality exceptions for single-/multifamily licensing; verify the actual city process and any separate applicable license before applying.
Verify the property's municipality before applying. The county says DPIE handles short-term rental licenses and generally handles single- and multifamily rental licenses except in certain municipalities; use the state real-property search to determine the applicable jurisdiction.
Source qualification
Apply the county's SDAT Town-column test, not mailing-city/ZIP alone. College Park is explicitly among the municipality exceptions for single-/multifamily licensing; verify the actual city process and any separate applicable license before applying.
Source observation date
Source review observed on 2026-10-19. Original source-review observation date retained from October 19 input; no new retrieval, canonical expiry, source publication or effective-date claim.
Sources & verification
- www.princegeorgescountymd.gov Retained source and independent whole-answer review; no new retrieval
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