Summary of DHCA Services

DHCA is here to provide you with the following services:

• Mediate disputes between landlords and tenants;
• Investigate and resolve formal complaints from tenants and landlords;
• When a resolution is not forthcoming, refer the complaints to the Commission on Landlord-Tenant Affairs (COLTA) for adjudication;
• Approve rental housing licenses;
• Inspect rental properties to ensure compliance with all applicable housing codes;
• Answer questions from the public regarding Landlord-Tenant issues, Licensing and Registration, Housing Code Enforcement, affordable housing and any other housing issues; and
• Maintain a website that has access to numerous printed and downloadable publications: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/dhca