Chesapeake Beach Property Management

Do I need a rental license in Chesapeake Beach?

Yes. The Maryland People’s Law Library lists a long-term rental license requirement for the Town of Chesapeake Beach under Chesapeake Beach Code section 162-14, in a table updated September 22, 2026. The library links to the town’s rental application. Calvert County has no county license, so the town rule is the one that applies. The neighboring Town of North Beach also licenses rentals. See the rental license entry and our Southern Maryland rental license guide.

The library notes that if a local government requires a license and a landlord does not have one, the landlord cannot bring a failure to pay rent action in District Court. Get the license before a tenant moves in. The wider rules are on our landlord and tenant law page.

What does HUD’s FY2027 Fair Market Rent say about Chesapeake Beach?

The town spans two ZIP codes, and HUD publishes a different Small Area Fair Market Rent for each. HUD’s FY2027 Fair Market Rent is a federal benchmark used for voucher programs. It is not a prediction of what a specific home will rent for.

Source: HUD FY2027 Small Area FMRs for Calvert County, retrieved October 29, 2026. The two-bedroom gap between the ZIPs is $150 a month, so check the ZIP of your home. A housing choice voucher payment standard starts from these numbers. For a number based on your own home, request a free rental assessment. The market rent entry explains the difference.

What is in Chesapeake Beach?

• The Naval Research Laboratory’s Chesapeake Bay Detachment is a field site of the lab’s Washington, DC campus. Maryland’s military compatibility office places it in Calvert County on the south end of Chesapeake Beach, about 40 miles southeast of Washington, DC, with an office at 5813 Bayside Road.
• The Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum is at 4075 Gordon Stinnett Avenue. Its site says a new exhibit was completed with a Maryland Heritage Area Authority grant and local support.

If you rent out a home while on military orders, read our military PCS rental page and the PCS entry.

How do people get to and from Chesapeake Beach?

The Maryland MTA commuter route nearest to town is 820, which lists a North Beach stop at 5th and Chesapeake and an Owings stop. It runs toward Washington, DC. Routes 840 and 850 leave from the Prince Frederick park and ride, which is on our Prince Frederick page.

Using the Census Bureau’s 2024 place points, Chesapeake Beach is about 10 miles in a straight line from Prince Frederick, where CalvertHealth Medical Center is at 100 Hospital Rd. That hospital is the closest of the six we checked. The town is about 20 miles from Waldorf, where our Charles and PG County office is. These are straight-line figures, not drive times.

What should an owner check before listing a home in Chesapeake Beach?

1. Apply for the Chesapeake Beach rental license under Code section 162-14 before a tenant moves in. The town posts a rental application.
2. Check the ZIP. The two-bedroom benchmark is $1,910 in 20732 and $1,760 in 20689.
3. Plan the utilities. SMECO provides electric service to all but the northern tip of Calvert County.
4. Ask for a free assessment, so the rent you set comes from your own home.

How does Real Property Management Gold work in Chesapeake Beach?

Our Lexington Park office, at 22099 Three Notch Road Ste 111, Lexington Park, MD 20653, serves Calvert County rentals, including Chesapeake Beach. Real Property Management Gold handles marketing, tenant screening, rent collection, maintenance, and financial reporting. Our tenant placement fee is 6.9% of the 1-year lease total, charged once after move-in. The property management fees page lists the three management plans.

If we don’t rent your property in 29 days or less, you do not pay a management fee for the first month. That promise is included in the Gold and Platinum plans. See property management services for what we cover.

Chesapeake Beach is in Calvert County. Nearby town pages are Prince Frederick and Dunkirk.

Next step

Request a free assessment at Contact us or call (301) 392-2172.

This page is general information, not legal advice. Laws change; check the linked official source or talk to a Maryland attorney.