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Frostburg approves overhaul of rental-housing rules, moves inspections in-house
Summary
Frostburg commissioners gave final approval to a package of text amendments to the city’s rental-housing ordinance that centralizes inspections under a city inspector, tightens scheduling and correction timelines, and modernizes registration and payment processes.
Frostburg commissioners approved Ordinance 2025-05 on second reading, adopting a set of text amendments that change how the city licenses and inspects rental housing.
The amendments, presented at a public hearing by Community Development staff (referred to in the meeting as Bethany), move all rental-unit inspections — including reinspections — to a full‑time city rental-housing inspector rather than privately contracted inspectors, and centralize fee collection through the city. “All inspections including the reinspections will be conducted by a full time city rental housing inspector,” the presenter said, describing the goal of a single standard and single point of contact.
City staff told commissioners the changes respond to landlord feedback, aim for…
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