SB 335 / HB 315 at a glance
- Bill numbers
- Senate Bill 335 and House Bill 315 (cross-files, 2026 session, chaptered together)
- Effective date
- October 1, 2026
- Who's covered
- Maryland landlords with 6 or more rental units
- The requirement
- Offer each tenant the option of having positive rental payment history reported to at least one consumer reporting agency (credit bureau)
- When to offer
- At lease signing, and at least once a year after. Tenants on existing leases must get the offer by January 1, 2027
- The fee
- Capped at the lesser of your actual cost or $10/month. The fee is not rent and can never itself be reported
- Tenant's choice
- Always optional. Tenants may opt out in writing anytime (6-month wait to re-enroll); reporting stops if the fee goes unpaid for 30 days
What compliance actually involves
- Making the offer in the prescribed form, at the right times, with delivery you can prove — including to every existing tenant before January 1, 2027.
- Recording each tenant's signed consent (or their decision not to participate).
- Furnishing payment history to a consumer reporting agency every month in bureau format (Metro 2).
- Keeping the fee within the cap, stopping reporting on opt-outs and non-payment, and honoring re-enrollment windows.
Doing this by hand — notices, consent records, monthly bureau files — is real work. That's the part we automate.
How Prompt Renter makes you SB 335 compliant
No cost to the landlord. We make the compliant offer to your residents (online, in English and Spanish), record every consent, handle the notices, and report on-time rent to the credit bureaus every month — automatically, from the rent roll you already produce. Your part takes minutes.
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This page summarizes Maryland SB 335 / HB 315 for general information and is not legal advice. Consult your attorney about how the law applies to your properties.