Maryland now requires rental payment reporting. We make it simple.
If you manage six or more residential units in Maryland, a new state law requires you to offer residents the option to have the on-time rent reported to a consumer reporting agency.
IDIQ® gives your properties a dedicated way to do it.
What Maryland Senate Bill 335 requires
Senate Bill 335 adds Section 8–208.4 to Maryland’s Real Property Article. Here is what property managers need to know.
Six units or more
The requirement applies to any property manager or landlord that owns six or more residential rental units in Maryland.
Positive payment reporting
You must offer, in the written lease, the option to report a resident’s positive rental payment history to at least one consumer reporting agency.
On-time rent only
“Positive rental payment history” means complete and timely rent payments. Missed or late payments are not reported.
At signing, then yearly
For leases entered on or after October 1, 2026, make the offer at the time of the lease agreement and at least once a year after that.
By January 1, 2027
For leases already in place before October 1, 2026, deliver the offer no later than January 1, 2027, and at least annually thereafter.
Capped and optional
You may charge a fee no greater than the lesser of your actual cost or $10 per month. Residents opt in or out in writing at any time.
A note on the details. This is a plain-language summary for property managers, not legal advice. The Maryland Secretary of Housing and Community Development will adopt regulations specifying the exact form of the offer and delivery method. Confirm how the law applies to your portfolio with y our own legal counsel.
How IDIQ® helps your team
Our dedicated rental reporting program, powered by IdentityIQ®, is designed to help property managers meet Maryland’s rental history reporting requirements, without adding to your team’s workload.
Turn resident rent payments into reportable positive payment history through a single, automated process.
Designed to support compliance with Maryland’s Senate Bill 335 rental payment reporting obligations.
Reduce the manual tracking, mailing, and record-keeping that a new mandate would otherwise put on your staff.
Improve operational efficiency with a dedicated reporting solution instead of piecing together manual steps.
Leverage a secure integration with your property management system to help automate reporting.
Work with a financial intelligence company focused on helping people build long-term financial health.
Stand out to renters who want their rent to build credit.
A valued benefit can support retention and reduce turnover.
Position your properties as resident-first, ahead of the market.
Compliance is the floor. Growth is theopportunity.
The IdentityIQ® rent reporting program does more than satisfy the requirement. It turns everyday rent payments into a benefit residents value — and a reason they choose your community and stay in it.
Meet Senate Bill 335
Everything you need to satisfy the requirement, running quietly in the background.
Offer Residents Above and Beyond
Optional upgrades that turn a compliance obligation into a resident amenity and a property differentiator.
Compliance and rewards go hand in hand
Meeting Maryland’s reporting requirement is the right moment to give residents more. Rent reporting and resident rewards programs are designed to work together. Reporting turns on-time rent into credit-building progress, and rewards give residents one more reason to pay on time in the first place.
This is your opening to launch rent reporting and rewards together, turning a new obligation into a benefit residents notice.
Furnish positive rent history to a consumer reporting agency — meets Senate Bill 335 and helps residents build credit.
Access to financial wellness services like score tracking, credit monitoring and identity theft protection
Let’s get you ready before October 1
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