§1–502.

    This subtitle applies to the regulation in any manner, by a county or municipality, of residential property that is rented or leased, including regulation by the issuance or renewal of:

        (1)    a license or registration to authorize the owner of residential property to engage in the business of renting or leasing the residential property;

        (2)    a license or registration to authorize residential property to be rented or leased; or

        (3)    a certification that residential property that is rented or leased is in compliance with a local housing, livability, or property maintenance code.