Single Unit Survey Frequently Asked Questions

Montgomery County Code 29-51 requires the collection and analysis of housing data for rental dwelling units in the County. The reporting is mandatory. It needs to be collected annually.

The data collected in the Single Unit Survey will only be reported in the aggregate (i.e., number of vacancies in a particular area, average rent for a three-bedroom rental, etc.). Individual property data/information will not be identified.

If the property was rented or owned at any time after April 1, 2023, a survey is to be completed.

If you need assistance in accessing or completing the survey, please send an email to [email protected]. Provide the license number or rental property address and a contact phone number.

If you no longer own the property as of April 1, 2023,

• enter “yes,” the property was vacant
• enter zero dollars for the monthly rent
• enter the number of vacant days while you owned the property during the last 12 months
• the number of new tenants while you owned the property during the last 12 months

Only property owners, with an email address on file, received the email on March 30th. If the survey remains uncompleted by the second week of April, all contacts with an email address on file, including property managers and administrative agents, will be notified.

If the property manager’s or administrative agent’s email address is on file, they may complete the survey using the unique link or by going to https://apps.montgomerycountymd.gov/DHCA-Licensing/SingleFamilySurvey. If the property manager’s or administrative agent’s email is not on file, the account will need to be updated first.

Once the survey has been completed and submitted, it cannot be accessed or changed.

The cities of Rockville, Gaithersburg, and Takoma Park and the towns of Barnesville, Garret Park and Laytonsville are not required to complete the single unit survey.

Go to https://apps.montgomerycountymd.gov/DHCA-Licensing/SingleFamilySurvey to complete the survey.

Go to https://apps.montgomerycountymd.gov/DHCA-Licensing/SingleFamilySurvey to complete the survey.

The missing license(s) may have a different email address on file. Check any other email addresses you may have used.To update the account information, please send an email to [email protected]. You can also go to https://apps.montgomerycountymd.gov/DHCA-Licensing/SingleFamilySurvey to complete the survey by entering the license number for each property.

The email address you have entered is not on file as being associated with the license. Check any other email addresses you may be using. To update the account information, please send an email to [email protected].

If a field is shaded grey, it is “read only” and the information cannot be changed. Please contact DHCA with any needed corrections. Edits can be made to any prepopulated field that is not greyed out.

Surveys completed and submitted online will get a confirmation page.

On the confirmation page, there is a link to print the completed survey.

A survey cannot be accessed once it has been submitted.  If a correction is needed, you may email [email protected].

Yes, the survey is annual and required by law. Montgomery County Code 29-51 requires the collection and analysis of housing data for rental dwelling units in the County. The reporting is mandatory. 

The survey will be similar.

Landlords of multifamily and single unit rentals who do not comply with the annual rental survey may be subject to a civil citation and/or fine of not more than $1000 per incident.