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Rockville

Maryland law applies in Rockville Rockville is a local jurisdiction within Maryland, whose 15 researched instruments are listed on the Maryland page, not here. The law of Rockville, described on this page below, applies here too.

All 1 named instruments researched to a stage, across one of the six areas of law we track: 1 enacted but not yet in force. As of 3 September 2026.

  1. AI law 1
  2. Privacy law none researched
  3. Scraping law none researched
  4. Cybersecurity law none researched
  5. Age gating law none researched
  6. News aggregation law none researched

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Drafted with AI from the cited sources under the direction of UnGovr staff. UnGovr holds editorial responsibility for this page.

AI law1 instrument, 1 enacted but not yet in force

Research summary (104 words)

Rockville is the first Maryland city to ban algorithmic rent pricing. The Mayor and Council adopted a revised Chapter 18 of the City Code in July 2026, adding section 18-148, Price Coordination and Algorithmic Devices, which bars a residential landlord from using an algorithmic device to set rent, fees, or other rental terms, and from coordinating prices with other landlords or subscribing to or paying for algorithmic pricing or price-coordination services.

As of this review the section is adopted but not yet in force: it takes effect 1 January 2027, and the city's own published code still shows the section reserved pending that date.

AI prohibited practices

Price Coordination and Algorithmic Devices

Rockville City Code ch. 18, sec. 18-148City of Rockville official announcement of the adopted code revision

In force in 107 days, effective 1 January 2027. Binds private bodies.

What this law does

Under new Rockville City Code section 18-148, a residential landlord may not use an algorithmic device to set rent, fees, or other rental terms for a dwelling unit in the city. An algorithmic device is a product or service that uses algorithms and draws on nonpublic competitor data from two or more landlords to recommend rents, fees, terms, or occupancy levels.

Landlords may also not coordinate prices with other landlords, agree not to compete on rent or terms, or subscribe to or pay for algorithmic pricing or price-coordination services. Aggregated and anonymous monthly rental reports, tools used to set rent or income limits under a government affordable housing program, and landlords who own only one rental unit in the city are exempt.

The Mayor and Council adopted the section in July 2026, and it takes effect 1 January 2027, not yet reached as of this review.

What it requires

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