(a) (1) The Secretary shall set upper limits on the income that a family or individual may have to qualify as a family of limited income.
(2) In setting the limits, the Secretary shall consider factors that include:
(i) the portion of the total family income available for housing;
(ii) the size of the family;
(iii) the cost and condition of available housing;
(iv) the ability of the family to compete successfully in the private housing market; and
(v) relevant standards and definitions established for federal and State housing programs.
(b) The Secretary may waive income limits for a borrower or occupant seeking a Program loan to rehabilitate a building that the State historical preservation officer finds historically or architecturally significant.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Housing and Community Development
Division I - Housing and Community Programs
Title 4 - Division of Development Finance
Subtitle 9 - Maryland Housing Rehabilitation Program
Section 4-902 - Scope of Subtitle
Section 4-905 - Units in Program
Section 4-906 - Operation of Program; Types of Program Loans
Section 4-907 - Money for Operations; Reallocations
Section 4-908 - Powers of Department -- Program Loans in General
Section 4-909 - Powers of Department -- Program Loans Secured by Mortgages
Section 4-909.1 - Powers of Department -- Program Loans Secured by Cooperative Interest
Section 4-911 - Allocation of Money for Program Loans Under Regular Rehabilitation Program
Section 4-912 - Money to Annuity Bond Fund
Section 4-913 - Information on Program Loans Required in Appropriation Request
Section 4-914 - Administration of County Rehabilitation Programs
Section 4-915 - Family of Limited Income
Section 4-916 - Program Loans for Affordable Housing -- in General
Section 4-917 - Program Loans for Affordable Housing -- Conditions
Section 4-918 - Program Loans for Affordable Housing -- Dwellings
Section 4-919 - Program Loans for Affordable Housing -- Private Financing Standards
Section 4-920 - Loan Ceiling for Nonresidential Rehabilitation
Section 4-921 - Financing of Rehabilitation Loans
Section 4-922 - Federal Programs and Other Sources for Grants and Loans