Maryland Statutes
Housing and Community Development

Section 9-307 - Powers of Department of Housing and Community Development and Department of Commerce - (a) The Department may provide money for administrative, legal, and...

Subtitle 4 - Reinvestment Assistance

Section 9-401 - Household Income Limits - The Secretary shall establish upper income limits for limited income...

Section 9-402 - Requirements for Community Reinvestment Projects - (a) A project qualifies as a community reinvestment project if...

Section 9-403 - Applications for Assistance - (a) An application for community reinvestment assistance shall be made...

Section 9-404 - Methods of Providing Assistance - To provide community reinvestment assistance, the Board may: (1) invest...

Subtitle 5 - Short Title

Section 9-501 - Short Title - This title is the Community Reinvestment Fund Act.

Title 10 - Maryland Affordable Housing Trust

Subtitle 1 - General Provisions

Section 10-101 - Definitions - (a) In this title the following words have the meanings...

Section 10-102 - Trust Established - (a) There is a Maryland Affordable Housing Trust. (b) (1)...

Section 10-103 - Board Established - (a) There is a Board of Trustees of the Trust....

Section 10-104 - Membership - (a) (1) The Board consists of 14 trustees. (2) The...

Section 10-105 - Chair - The Governor shall appoint one of the trustees to serve...

Section 10-106 - Quorum - (a) A quorum is a majority of the voting trustees...

Section 10-107 - Debts, Obligations, Liabilities, Corporate Earnings, and Assets - (a) The debts, obligations, and liabilities of the Trust are...

Section 10-108 - Awards - The Board shall: (1) receive applications for awards from the...

Section 10-109 - Effect of Other Laws - (a) The Board shall comply with the Maryland Public Ethics...

Section 10-110 - Audit; Reports - (a) The books and records of the Trust are subject...

Subtitle 2 - Maryland Affordable Housing Trust Fund

Section 10-201 - Established - There is a Maryland Affordable Housing Trust Fund.

Section 10-202 - Purposes of Fund - (a) The Board shall use the Fund to make awards...

Section 10-203 - Status - The State Treasurer shall hold and the Comptroller shall account...

Section 10-204 - Composition - The Fund consists of: (1) money that the Board receives...

Section 10-205 - Solicitation of Money - The Board may solicit money for the Fund from any...

Section 10-206 - Investment of Fund - Money in the Fund shall be invested in the same...

Subtitle 3 - Construction of Title

Section 10-301 - Liberal Construction - This title shall be liberally construed to accomplish its purposes.

Title 11 - Maryland State Appalachian Housing Fund

Section 11-101 - "Fund" Defined - In this title, “Fund” means the Maryland State Appalachian Housing...

Section 11-102 - Established - There is a Maryland State Appalachian Housing Fund.

Section 11-103 - Purpose of Fund - The Department shall use the Fund to fulfill its obligations...

Section 11-104 - Status - The Fund is a continuing, nonlapsing special fund that is...

Section 11-105 - Composition - The Fund consists of: (1) receipts of the Department from...

Section 11-106 - Investments - The State Treasurer shall invest money in the Fund in...

Title 11.5 - Ending Youth Homelessness Act

Section 11.5-101 - Definitions - (a) In this title the following words have the meanings...

Section 11.5-102 - Ending Youth Homelessness Grant Program - (a) (1) There is an Ending Youth Homelessness Grant Program....

Section 11.5-103 - Ending Youth Homelessness Grant Fund - (a) There is an Ending Youth Homelessness Grant Fund. (b)...

Section 11.5-104 - Grant Making Process - (a) The Department shall establish a grant making process that...

Section 11.5-105 - Types of Programs for Eligible Participants - Eligible recipients of grant funding are limited to the following...

Section 11.5-106 - Performance Standards and Data Collection - (a) (1) The Department shall for all recipients of a...

Section 11.5-107 - Youth Reach Maryland - (a) The Department shall serve as the lead State agency...

Section 11.5-108 - Report - On or before December 1 each year, the Secretary shall...

Section 11.5-109 - Funding - (a) Funds appropriated or otherwise allocated for programs under this...

Section 11.5-110 - Regulations - The Secretary shall adopt regulations necessary for the effective administration...

Section 11.5-111 - Short Title - This title may be cited as the Ending Youth Homelessness...

Division II - Housing Authorities

Title 12 - Provisions of Statewide Applicability

Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions

Section 12-101 - Definitions - (a) In this Division II the following words have the...

Section 12-102 - Findings - The General Assembly finds that: (1) there is unsanitary or...

Section 12-103 - Purpose of Division Ii - The purpose of this Division II is to authorize each...

Section 12-104 - Tax-Exempt Status - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 12-105 - Areas of Operation for Authorities - (a) An authority of a municipal corporation or Baltimore City...

Section 12-106 - Person of Eligible Income - (a) An individual or family qualifies as a person of...

Section 12-107 - Application of Title - A provision applicable to a particular political subdivision or its...

Subtitle 2 - Establishment and Organization of Authorities

Section 12-201 - Authorities Established - Except as provided in § 12–208 of this subtitle, in...

Section 12-202 - Enabling Legislation - Sections 12-203 through 12-206 of this subtitle are only enabling...

Section 12-203 - Code Authorities - A code authority may not do business or exercise its...

Section 12-204 - Pre-Existing Authorities - (a) Except as provided in § 12–208 of this subtitle,...

Section 12-205 - Articles of Organization -- in General - (a) Articles of organization, if they are not inconsistent with...

Section 12-206 - Articles of Organization -- Pre-Existing Authorities - (a) (1) A pre–existing authority may be governed by articles...

Section 12-207 - Amendments to and Restatements of Articles of Organization - (a) Articles of amendment or restatement of articles of organization...

Section 12-208 - Unification of Housing Authorities - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Subtitle 3 - Commissioners

Section 12-301 - Number of Commissioners of an Authority - The required number of commissioners of an authority: (1) for...

Section 12-302 - Appointment of Commissioners of an Authority - (a) The chief elected official shall appoint the required number...

Section 12-303 - Eligibility to Be Commissioner of an Authority - (a) A commissioner of an authority may not be an...

Section 12-304 - Tenure of Commissioners of an Authority - (a) (1) This subsection applies to authorities for which the...

Section 12-305 - Chair and Vice Chair - (a) (1) The chief elected official shall choose as chair...

Section 12-306 - Vesting of Powers; Quorum; Votes on Action - (a) The powers of each authority are vested in the...

Section 12-307 - Compensation and Reimbursement - With the approval of the legislative body, a commissioner of...

Section 12-308 - Staff - (a) (1) An authority may employ: (i) a secretary, who...

Section 12-309 - Liability of Commissioners and Staff - (a) Each commissioner, the executive director, and each employee of...

Section 12-310 - Prohibited Financial Interests; Disclosure Requirements - (a) Except for bonds purchased before appointment and interests in...

Section 12-311 - Removal - (a) A commissioner of an authority may be removed by...

Section 12-312 - Loans and Donations to Code Authority - (a) (1) When a code authority becomes authorized to do...

Subtitle 4 - Duties of Authorities

Section 12-401 - Statement of Policy - (a) It is State policy that an authority: (1) shall...

Section 12-402 - Rental Requirements - Except for rental units that may be occupied by others...

Section 12-403 - Applicability of Local Law - Except as provided in § 12-506(b)(9) of this title, all...

Section 12-404 - Obligations of Authority to Political Subdivision - (a) At least annually, an authority shall file with the...

Section 12-405 - Power of Authority to Vest Rights in Obligee - This subtitle does not limit the power of an authority...

Subtitle 5 - Powers and Limitations on Powers

Section 12-501 - Status of Authorities - An authority is a public body corporate and politic that:...

Section 12-502 - Enumerated Powers -- in General - (a) In addition to any powers set forth elsewhere, an...

Section 12-503 - Enumerated Powers -- Powers Authorized by Articles of Organization - (a) If authorized under its articles of organization, an authority...

Section 12-504 - Enumerated Powers -- Effect on Economic Competition - (a) An authority may exercise the powers that are granted...

Section 12-505 - Exemption From State Law on Property Transactions - Unless the General Assembly specifically states otherwise, State law on...

Section 12-506 - Cooperation Among Authorities and State Public Bodies on Housing Projects - (a) Two or more authorities may join or cooperate with...

Section 12-507 - Housing Projects Taken Over by State Public Body From Federal Government - A State public body may not require changes to be...

Subtitle 6 - Housing for Military Personnel

Section 12-601 - Development and Administration of Projects for Military Housing by Authorities - (a) An authority may develop and administer projects to make...

Section 12-602 - Cooperation With Federal Government - An authority may: (1) exercise its powers to cooperate with,...

Section 12-603 - Cooperation With State Public Bodies - A State public body has the same rights and powers...

Section 12-604 - Bonds - Bonds issued by an authority for a project developed or...

Section 12-605 - Subtitle as Independent Authorization to Develop or Administer Housing for Military Personnel - (a) This subtitle is an independent authorization for an authority...

Section 12-606 - Authority as Agent or Lessee of Federal Government - An authority may exercise its powers anywhere in the State...

Section 12-607 - Effect of Subtitle - (a) The powers conferred under this subtitle are in addition...

Subtitle 7 - Bonds

Section 12-701 - Power to Issue and Secure Bonds - (a) An authority may: (1) issue bonds for any of...

Section 12-702 - Nature of Bonds - (a) Bonds of an authority are issued for an essential...

Section 12-703 - Bond Authorization, Contents, Sale, and Character - (a) (1) Bonds of an authority shall be authorized by...

Section 12-704 - Powers of Authority Regarding Bonds and Lease Obligations - (a) In connection with issuing bonds or incurring obligations under...

Section 12-705 - Rights of Obligees - (a) In addition to all other rights that a contract...

Title 13 - City of Annapolis

Section 13-101 - Definitions - (a) In this title the following words have the meanings...

Section 13-102 - Applicability of Title 12 - Title 12 of this article applies to the Annapolis Authority...

Section 13-103 - Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis Established - The Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis is a...

Section 13-104 - Membership - (a) (1) The Annapolis Authority consists of seven Commissioners appointed...

Section 13-105 - Status of Commissioners and Annapolis Authority Personnel - (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the Annapolis Authority’s Commissioners, Executive...

Section 13-106 - Removal of Executive Director - The Annapolis Authority may remove the Executive Director by the...

Section 13-107 - Annapolis Authority Meetings - (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this...

Section 13-108 - Actions Needing Approval in Open Meeting - (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section,...

Section 13-109 - Purchases by Annapolis Authority - (a) The Annapolis Authority shall adopt purchasing provisions that conform...

Section 13-110 - Budget - (a) At least 30 days before submission of the proposed...

Section 13-111 - Annual Audit - (a) Before March 1 of each year, the Annapolis Authority...

Section 13-112 - Prohibitions Against Exceptions to Local Laws - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Title 14 - Anne Arundel County

Section 14-101 - Applicability of Title 12 - Title 12 of this article applies to the Housing Commission...

Section 14-102 - Housing Commission of Anne Arundel County Established - The Housing Commission of Anne Arundel County is a public...

Section 14-103 - Membership - (a) The Housing Commission of Anne Arundel County consists of...

Title 15 - Baltimore City

Section 15-101 - Definitions - (a) In this title the following words have the meanings...

Section 15-102 - Applicability of Title 12 - Title 12 of this article applies to the Baltimore Authority...

Section 15-103 - Findings - The General Assembly finds that: (1) in Baltimore City and...

Section 15-104 - Housing Authority of Baltimore City Established - The Housing Authority of Baltimore City is a public body...

Section 15-105 - Powers of Baltimore Authority - (a) In addition to the powers listed elsewhere in this...

Section 15-106 - Housing Employees Eligible to Be Commissioners - An employee of the Baltimore City Department of Housing and...

Section 15-107 - Board of Estimates Approval Required - A housing project may not be commenced, arranged, contracted for,...

Section 15-108 - Baltimore Authority Police Force - (a) In this section, “Baltimore Authority police officer” means a...

Section 15-109 - Employee Relations - (a) (1) The Baltimore Authority may recognize and engage in...

Title 16 - Montgomery County

Subtitle 1 - Definitions; Organization and Administration of Montgomery Commission

Section 16-101 - Definitions - (a) In this title the following words have the meanings...

Section 16-102 - Applicability of Title 12 - Title 12 of this article applies to the Montgomery Commission...

Section 16-103 - Scope of Title - This title applies only to Montgomery County.

Section 16-104 - Findings - The General Assembly finds that: (1) there is unsafe and...

Section 16-105 - Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County Established - (a) The Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County, formerly the...

Section 16-106 - Membership - (a) (1) The Montgomery Commission consists of seven Commissioners nominated...

Section 16-107 - Powers of the Montgomery Commission - (a) Under the powers given elsewhere in this Division II,...

Section 16-107.1 - Minutes and Streaming of Meetings - The Montgomery Commission shall: (1) prepare written minutes of each...

Section 16-108 - Person of Eligible Income - (a) An individual or family qualifies as a person of...

Section 16-109 - Substantial Part of Housing for Persons of Eligible Income - A substantial part of the housing in a housing project...

Section 16-110 - Assisted Family Housing - (a) In this section, the terms “assisted family housing” and...

Section 16-111 - Budget - (a) By May 1 each year, the Montgomery Commission shall...

Section 16-112 - Financial Report - (a) On or before November 30 each year, the Montgomery...

Section 16-113 - Audit - (a) The County Executive and County Council may require an...

Section 16-114 - Report of Certain Payment Data -- Searchable Website - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Subtitle 2 - Bonds

Section 16-201 - Bonds Issued by Montgomery Commission - (a) Montgomery County may provide by local law for the...

Section 16-202 - Terms and Conditions of Bond Guarantees - (a) (1) The Montgomery Commission shall meet the terms and...

Section 16-203 - Bonds Subject to County Charter; Exceptions - (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of...

Section 16-204 - Montgomery Commission to Provide Information to County Executive - (a) (1) On determining to issue bonds, the Montgomery Commission...

Section 16-205 - Guarantee Procedures - (a) The local law implementing this subtitle shall provide procedures...

Section 16-206 - County Council to Approve, Modify, or Disapprove Bond Guarantees - (1) After considering the recommendations of the County Executive and...

Section 16-207 - County Executive to Concur in or Disapprove Bond Guarantee - (a) (1) An approval of a bond guarantee by the...

Section 16-208 - Allocation of Part of Guarantee - (a) On request of the Montgomery Commission, the county may...

Section 16-209 - Independent and County-Sponsored Audits - (a) (1) The Montgomery Commission shall provide annually to the...

Section 16-210 - Validity and Enforceability of Bonds - A bond stating in substance that it has been issued...

Section 16-211 - Bond Sales - Montgomery Commission bonds may be sold at a public or...

Subtitle 3 - Collective Bargaining

Section 16-301 - Scope of Subtitle - This subtitle does not apply to: (1) an attorney in...

Section 16-302 - Bargaining Units - (a) Montgomery Commission employees are divided into two bargaining units:...

Section 16-303 - Exclusive Representation of Bargaining Units - (a) (1) The Montgomery Commission shall recognize the right of...

Section 16-304 - Labor Relations Administrator - (a) The exclusive representative or representatives and the Montgomery Commission...

Section 16-305 - Exclusive Representative to Submit Copy of Constitution or Bylaws - (a) An employee organization that is certified or that seeks...

Section 16-306 - Elections for Exclusive Representative - (a) The labor relations administrator shall hold an election for...

Section 16-307 - Employee Eligibility to Vote - (a) An individual is eligible to vote in an election...

Section 16-308 - Collective Bargaining Subjects - (a) The Montgomery Commission and an employee organization certified as...

Section 16-308.1 - Disclosure of Wage Offers - An employee organization certified as exclusive representative shall disclose to...

Section 16-309 - Negotiability Disputes - (a) If a party considers that a bargaining proposal contravenes...

Section 16-310 - Mediation -- Arbitration - (a) (1) If the parties have not reached an agreement...

Section 16-311 - Mediator Panels - (a) A mediator panel may be used in collective bargaining...

Section 16-312 - Collective Bargaining Agreements - (a) (1) The Montgomery Commission and an employee organization certified...

Section 16-313 - Funding for Collective Bargaining - (a) The Montgomery Commission shall include in its annual proposed...

Section 16-314 - Montgomery Commission Rights and Duties - (a) (1) This subtitle and any agreement made under it...

Section 16-315 - Prohibitions Against Employee Organizations - (a) An employee organization may not: (1) interfere with, restrain,...

Section 16-316 - Rights of Montgomery Commission Employees - (a) Employees of the Montgomery Commission retain the right to:...

Section 16-317 - Strikes - (a) In this section, “strike” means the action of an...

Section 16-318 - Unfair Labor Practices - (a) It is an unfair labor practice for the Montgomery...

Section 16-319 - Personal Opinions - (a) This section applies to the expression of any personal...

Subtitle 4 - Service Contracts

Section 16-401 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 16-402 - Scope - (a) (1) This subtitle applies to a service contract that:...

Section 16-403 - Certification of Compliance With Statutory Requirements - Before the Montgomery Commission solicits any service contract under this...

Section 16-404 - Requirements - (a) The Executive Director may not certify that the Montgomery...

Section 16-405 - Plan of Outplacement Assistance - (a) The Montgomery Commission shall provide not less than 60...

Section 16-406 - Submission of Proposal by Certified Representative of Adversely Affected Employee - The certified representative of an adversely affected Montgomery Commission employee...

Section 16-407 - Penalties for Failure to Comply With Subtitle - (a) (1) If the Montgomery Commission fails to comply with...

Title 17 - Prince George's County

Section 17-101 - Definitions - (a) In this title the following words have the meanings...

Section 17-102 - Applicability of Title 12 - Title 12 of this article applies to the Prince George’s...

Section 17-103 - Findings - (a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) there are in...

Section 17-104 - Housing Authority of Prince George's County Established - The Housing Authority of Prince George’s County is a public...

Section 17-105 - Membership - (a) (1) The Prince George’s Authority consists of seven Commissioners...

Section 17-106 - Chair - The County Executive shall choose the chair of the Prince...

Section 17-107 - Powers of Prince George's Authority - (a) In addition to the powers listed elsewhere in this...

Title 18 - Queen Anne's County

Section 18-101 - Definitions - (a) In this title the following words have the meanings...

Section 18-102 - Applicability of Title 12 - Title 12 of this article applies to the Queen Anne’s...

Section 18-103 - Housing Authority of Queen Anne's County Established - The Housing Authority of Queen Anne’s County is a public...

Section 18-104 - Actions Required of Board of County Commissioners - (a) This section does not apply if its application would...

Section 18-105 - Powers of Queen Anne's Authority - (a) Subject to the power of the Board of County...

Title 19 - St. Mary's County

Section 19-101 - Applicability of Title 12 - Title 12 of this article applies to the Housing Authority...

Section 19-102 - Housing Authority of St. Mary's County - (a) The Housing Authority of St. Mary’s County is a...

Title 20 - Somerset County

Section 20-101 - Applicability of Title 12 - Title 12 of this article applies to Somerset County except...

Section 20-102 - Membership of Housing Authorities - In Somerset County, members of the council of a municipal...

Title 21 - Washington County

Section 21-101 - Definitions - (a) In this title the following words have the meanings...

Section 21-102 - Findings - The General Assembly finds that: (1) there are in the...

Section 21-103 - Applicability of Title 12 - Title 12 of this article applies to the Washington Authority...

Section 21-104 - Housing Authority of Washington County Established - The Housing Authority of Washington County is a public body...

Section 21-105 - Actions Required of County Commissioners - (a) This section does not apply if its application would...

Section 21-106 - Powers of Washington Authority - (a) Subject to the power of the Board of County...

Title 22 - Indian Housing Authorities

Section 22-101 - Applicability of Title 12 - Title 12 of this article applies to Indian housing authorities...

Section 22-102 - Establishment of Housing Authority by Indian Tribe - An Indian tribe may establish an authority on approval by...

Section 22-103 - Participation in State or Federal Programs - (a) An Indian authority may do anything necessary or convenient...

Title 23 - Short Title

Section 23-101 - Short Title - This Division II is the Housing Authorities Law.

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