Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 2 - Protected Actions
Section 7-202 - Notice of Intent -- Contents

(a)    A notice of intent, other than one sent to an assisted household, shall:
        (1)    state that the owner intends to begin or allow a protected action;
        (2)    give enough information so that the Department can decide whether the proposed protected action will be lawful on its effective date;
        (3)    state the expected impact of the protected action during the 3 years after the proposed action on:
            (i)    rents in the assisted project; and
            (ii)    continued occupancy in the assisted project by existing assisted households;
        (4)    give the information about the assisted project from the most recent tenant recertification documents required by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, the United States Department of Agriculture, or the Department of Housing and Community Development on:
            (i)    the number of assisted households;
            (ii)    the number of assisted units by number of bedrooms;
            (iii)    the distribution of assisted households by race, gender, income, and family size;
            (iv)    the number of households with elderly individuals or individuals with disabilities; and
            (v)    the number of households with minors;
        (5)    give financial information on the assisted project for the 3 years before the notice of intent that is:
            (i)    required by the Department; and
            (ii)    based on financial information kept by the owner; and
        (6)    include a list, based on information that is reasonably available, of all households in the assisted project whose leases were terminated in the 180 days before the notice of intent.
    (b)    A notice of intent sent to an assisted household shall contain:
        (1)    a brief summary of the protected action;
        (2)    a brief statement of the expected impact of the protected action on rents and on the existing assisted household’s continued occupancy during the 5 years after the protected action;
        (3)    a brief summary statement of the assisted household’s rights and obligations under this title;
        (4)    a statement that each political subdivision in which the assisted project is located, a local public housing authority, and the Department may have additional information about the protected action and sources of technical assistance and financing for the exercise of a right of first purchase under this title;
        (5)    the name, address, and phone number of the owner’s agent to whom the assisted household may apply for tenant protection assistance under this title; and
        (6)    any other information the Secretary considers necessary to further the purposes of this title.