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Short-term rental rules in Solomons, MD
How Solomons regulates short-term rentals: the rules that apply, their sources, and pending changes.
Short-term rentals here are subject to registration, a lodging tax, or a small number of operating rules.
- county 5% accommodations (hotel rental) tax reaches home-based whole-home STRs via hosting-platform/host definitions
- no STR-specific permit, registration, or license process in force
- no supply device: STR treated as ordinary residential use of a dwelling; no residential-zone exclusion, cap, or primary-residence rule
- unincorporated CDP — Calvert County is the governing authority; Solomons has no municipality of its own
Based on: county_lodging_tax_reaches_STR
Summary of the rule
WHEREAS, home-based short-term rentals fall within the definition of "Hotel" and must be treated as the traditional short-term rental of rooms in hotels, motels, and similar properties
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Last reviewed Sep 15, 2026 · Sources · Report an error
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