An individual property is designated as troubled based on a comparison of its most recent inspection results with the results of all other properties inspected during the same time (found in Chapter 29 of the Montgomery County Code). A property designated as troubled is a multi-family rental property which, because of the severity and quantity of housing code violations observed during DHCA's most recent inspection of the property, is subject to annual inspections.

A troubled property must develop and implement a corrective action plan that describes in detail the specific actions that the landlord will take within a specified time schedule to both identify and correct current and ongoing housing code violations in a timely manner and prevent future housing code violations to the greatest extent possible. A troubled property must also submit a quarterly log of its internal maintenance calls upon DHCAs request. Please click on the first link below for a list of Frequently Asked Questions regarding this process. Please click on the second link below for information about how to upload a Corrective Action Plan to DHCA. To view a troubled property list, click on the third link below

To reach a DHCA Housing Code Enforcement staff member, contact 311 during regular business hours.