Maryland SB624 establishes fire safety requirements for short-term rental units.

Maryland SB624, known as the Jillian and Lindsay Wiener Short-Term Rental Safety Act, mandates fire safety measures for short-term rental units. It requires hosts to post evacuation diagrams and emergency contact numbers, provide working fire extinguishers, and install smoke alarms that meet specific criteria. Booking services must inform hosts of these fire safety requirements. Counties and Baltimore City are required to enforce annual inspections of short-term rental units and report compliance data to the State Fire Marshal.

Maryland SB624 establishes fire safety requirements for short-term rental units.

Maryland SB624, known as the Jillian and Lindsay Wiener Short-Term Rental Safety Act, mandates fire safety measures for short-term rental units. It requires hosts to post evacuation diagrams and emergency contact numbers, provide working fire extinguishers, and install smoke alarms that meet specific criteria. Booking services must inform hosts of these fire safety requirements. Counties and Baltimore City are required to enforce annual inspections of short-term rental units and report compliance data to the State Fire Marshal.