Cost guardrails
Cost assumptions, separate from the property fee sheet.
These pages collect the projection assumptions, public legal limits, and agency guardrails for the jurisdictions RentSift supports. Use them to sanity-check a lease packet, not as a quote for what any building will charge.
Washington, DC
Washington, DC cost guardrails
Official DC rent, application-fee, deposit, late-fee, and add-on rules. These are jurisdiction-level guardrails, not a building fee schedule.
Montgomery County, MD
Montgomery County, MD cost guardrails
Official Montgomery County and Maryland rent, fee, deposit, and optional-service rules for county-regulated addresses. Incorporated municipalities can have their own rules.
Prince George's County, MD
Prince George's County, MD cost guardrails
Official Prince George's County PRSA and Maryland cost guardrails. PRSA fee limits apply to regulated units, and Mount Rainier has an additional city rent-stabilization ordinance.
Takoma Park, MD
Takoma Park, MD cost guardrails
Official Takoma Park and Maryland renter cost guardrails. This page is used when Census geography places a report inside Takoma Park.
Rockville, MD
Rockville, MD cost guardrails
Official Rockville and Maryland renter cost guardrails. Rockville reports are separated from Montgomery County's rent-stabilization allowance.
Gaithersburg, MD
Gaithersburg, MD cost guardrails
Official Gaithersburg and Maryland renter cost guardrails. Gaithersburg reports are separated from Montgomery County's rent-stabilization allowance.
Maryland incorporated municipality
Maryland municipality cost guardrails
Statewide Maryland renter cost guardrails for incorporated municipalities where RentSift has not encoded a city-specific rent rule.
Mount Rainier, MD
Mount Rainier, MD cost guardrails
Official Mount Rainier, Prince George's County, and Maryland renter cost guardrails. City rent stabilization is shown before county PRSA fee rules.
Supported Virginia localities
Virginia cost guardrails
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act guardrails for supported Virginia reports, including Northern Virginia counties and independent cities. Many add-ons are lease-specific, so the written fee schedule matters.