Grounded Receptacle Rental Requirements

[Joe Gemma]

Hi All!

Recently closed on my first investment property (3br SFH) in Baltimore County and I am hoping to have it ready for the rental market by Nov 1. I have yet to get it inspected and have a few questions regarding this process that I was hoping the BP community could offer some advice on.

1) Grounded Receptacles. It appears that the receptacles in the main living rooms have no metal box and are not fully grounded. From what I get out of the code for rental licensing, it seems as if on receptacles in the laundry room and bathroom need to be grounded (which they are).

"Each habitable room in a housing unit must contain at least one receptacle outlet, each laundry area and bathroom must contain at least one grounded type receptacle, and each kitchen must contain at least two receptacle outlets on a single small appliance circuit rated at a minimum of 20 amperes. Read the Rule: Baltimore County Code