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MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  12-507 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 12 - Provisions of Statewide Applicability|Subtitle 5 - Powers and Limitations on Powers|Section 12-507 - Housing Projects Taken Over by State Public Body From Federal Government

    A State public body may not require changes to be made in a housing project or the manner of its construction or take any other action relating to the construction if the authority:         (1)    has acquired or taken over the housing project from the federal government; and        (2)    has found and declared by resolution that the housing project was constructed in a way that will promote the public interest and afford necessary safety, sanitation, and other protection.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  12-601 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 12 - Provisions of Statewide Applicability|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 safe and sanitary housing available for military personnel.    (b)    (1)    An authority has all the rights, powers, privileges, and immunities under this subtitle that it has under any law relating to the ownership, development, or administration of housing projects for persons of eligible income.        (2)    Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a project is not subject to the limitations under §§ 12-401 and 12-402 of this title, or any other limitation on the amount of rentals or the eligibility of tenants, if an authority, or another authority cooperating with it, administers the project under this subtitle:            (i)    with financial aid from the federal government; or            (ii)    as agent for the federal government.        (3)    An authority may pay the amount that it finds necessary or desirable for any services, facilities, works, privileges, or improvements furnished for or in connection with housing for military personnel.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  12-602 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 12 - Provisions of Statewide Applicability|Subtitle 6 - Housing for Military Personnel|Section 12-602 - Cooperation With Federal Government

    An authority may:         (1)    exercise its powers to cooperate with, or act as agent for, the federal government in the development or administration of projects by the federal government to make safe and sanitary housing available for military personnel; and        (2)    develop or administer such a project for the federal government.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  12-603 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 12 - Provisions of Statewide Applicability|Subtitle 6 - Housing for Military Personnel|Section 12-603 - Cooperation With State Public Bodies

    A State public body has the same rights and powers to cooperate with authorities in the development or administration of projects to make safe and sanitary housing available for military personnel that the State public body has under this Division II to assist in the development or administration of housing projects for persons of eligible income.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  12-604 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 12 - Provisions of Statewide Applicability|Subtitle 6 - Housing for Military Personnel|Section 12-604 - Bonds

    Bonds issued by an authority for a project developed or administered under this subtitle are legal investments to the same extent and for the same bodies and officers as bonds issued under any other section of this Division II to develop a housing project for persons of eligible income.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  12-605 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 12 - Provisions of Statewide Applicability|Subtitle 6 - Housing for Military Personnel|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 to:        (1)    develop or administer projects to make safe and sanitary housing available for military personnel as provided in this Division II; and        (2)    cooperate with, or act as agent for, the federal government in the development or administration of similar projects by the federal government.    (b)    Except for laws relating to land acquisition, an authority acting under this subtitle is not subject to any limitation, restriction, or requirement of any other law that sets forth the procedure or action to develop or administer public works.    (c)    To develop speedily or administer projects for safe and sanitary housing for military personnel, an authority may do all that is necessary or desirable to:        (1)    work with or act as agent for the federal government;        (2)    get financial aid; and        (3)    carry out the purposes of this subtitle.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  12-606 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 12 - Provisions of Statewide Applicability|Subtitle 6 - Housing for Military Personnel|Section 12-606 - Authority as Agent or Lessee of Federal Government

    An authority may exercise its powers anywhere in the State as an agent or lessee of the federal government in the development, construction, operation, or management of a project undertaken by the federal government for housing military personnel.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  12-607 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 12 - Provisions of Statewide Applicability|Subtitle 6 - Housing for Military Personnel|Section 12-607 - Effect of Subtitle

    (a)    The powers conferred under this subtitle are in addition to and do not supplant any other powers conferred by law.    (b)    This subtitle does not limit any other power of an authority.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  12-701 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 12 - Provisions of Statewide Applicability|Subtitle 7 - Bonds|Section 12-701 - Power to Issue and Secure Bonds

    (a)    An authority may:        (1)    issue bonds for any of its corporate purposes;        (2)    issue refunding bonds to pay or retire its bonds; and        (3)    issue any kinds of bonds, including bonds on which the principal and interest are payable:            (i)    only from the income and revenues of the housing project financed with the proceeds of the bonds or with these proceeds and a grant from the State or federal government in aid of the housing project;            (ii)    only from the income and revenues of designated housing projects whether or not they were financed wholly or partly with the proceeds of the bonds; or            (iii)    from its revenues generally.    (b)    To secure any of its bonds, an authority may pledge any revenue or mortgage a housing project or other property of the authority.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  12-702 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 12 - Provisions of Statewide Applicability|Subtitle 7 - Bonds|Section 12-702 - Nature of Bonds

    (a)    Bonds of an authority are issued for an essential public and governmental purpose.    (b)    (1)    Neither a commissioner of an authority nor a person who executes the bond for an authority is personally liable on the bonds.        (2)    Neither the State nor a political subdivision is liable on the bonds.    (c)    The bonds of an authority:        (1)    are not a debt of the State or a political subdivision and shall state so on their face;        (2)    are payable only out of money or property of the authority; and        (3)    are not an indebtedness for purposes of a constitutional or statutory debt limitation or restriction.    (d)    Bonds issued under this Division II and their transfer and the income from them, including any profit made on their sale, shall be free from taxation of every kind by the State and by all political subdivisions.    (e)    Bonds issued by an authority are negotiable for the purposes of the Maryland Uniform Commercial Code, subject to the registration provisions of the Code.    (f)    (1)    Bonds issued by an authority are securities in which money may be invested by:            (i)    public officers and governmental units of the State or its political subdivisions;            (ii)    banks, trust companies, savings and loan associations, investment companies, and others carrying on a banking business;            (iii)    insurance companies, insurance associations, and others carrying on an insurance business;            (iv)    personal representatives, guardians, trustees, and other fiduciaries; and            (v)    all other persons.        (2)    Money that may be invested in the bonds includes capital that an investor owns or controls.    (g)    Bonds issued by an authority are securities that may be deposited with or received by any State or municipal officer, governmental unit, or political subdivision of the State for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds of the State is authorized by law.    (h)    (1)    This subsection:            (i)    is intended only for any public approval requirement of the Internal Revenue Code relating to the issuance of tax-exempt obligations; and            (ii)    does not determine whether an authority is a governmental unit of the State or of a political subdivision.        (2)    Subject to paragraph (1) of this subsection, an authority authorized under a resolution or ordinance of a political subdivision derives its authorization from the resolution or enactment rather than directly from State law.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  12-703 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 12 - Provisions of Statewide Applicability|Subtitle 7 - Bonds|Section 12-703 - Bond Authorization, Contents, Sale, and Character

    (a)    (1)    Bonds of an authority shall be authorized by its resolution and may be issued in one or more series.        (2)    The resolution, the trust indenture, or the mortgage shall provide for the bonds:            (i)    a date or dates;            (ii)    the time or times of maturity;            (iii)    the interest rate or rates;            (iv)    the denomination or denominations;            (v)    whether they will be in coupon or registered form;            (vi)    the conversion or registration privileges;            (vii)    their rank or priority;            (viii)    the manner of execution;            (ix)    the medium of payment;            (x)    the place or places of payment; and            (xi)    the terms of redemption, with or without premium.        (3)    Bonds may be sold at public or private sale in the manner and on the terms that a resolution of the authority authorizes.    (b)    If a commissioner or officer of the authority whose signature is on a bond or coupon leaves office before the bond is delivered, the signature nevertheless is valid and sufficient, the same as if the commissioner or officer had remained in office until delivery.    (c)    A bond reciting in substance that it has been issued by an authority to aid in financing a housing project to provide housing for persons of eligible income shall be considered to have been issued for that purpose in a proceeding involving the validity or enforceability of the bond or its security.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  12-705 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 12 - Provisions of Statewide Applicability|Subtitle 7 - Bonds|Section 12-705 - Rights of Obligees

    (a)    In addition to all other rights that a contract may confer on an obligee of an authority, subject only to binding contractual restrictions, the obligee may:        (1)    by a writ of mandamus or a proceeding at law or in equity, compel the authority and the authority’s commissioners, officers, agents, or employees to perform each term, provision, and covenant contained in a contract of the authority with or for the benefit of the obligee;        (2)    require the carrying out of any covenant or agreement of the authority and the fulfillment of all duties imposed on the authority by this Division II; and        (3)    by a proceeding in equity, enjoin any unlawful act or thing or the violation of any right of the obligee.    (b)    (1)    By resolution, trust indenture, mortgage, lease, or other contract, an authority may confer the right to take action under subsection (c) of this section if a default, as defined in the resolution or instrument, occurs.        (2)    The right may be conferred on an obligee that:            (i)    holds or represents a specified amount in bonds or notes; or            (ii)    holds a mortgage, deed of trust, security instrument, or lease.    (c)    (1)    An obligee that has the right under subsection (b) of this section to take action under this subsection may, by a proceeding in a court of competent jurisdiction:            (i)    have possession of all or part of a housing project surrendered to any such obligee;            (ii)    require the authority and its commissioners to account as if the authority and its commissioners were trustees of an express trust; and            (iii)    have a receiver appointed for all or part of a housing project and its rents and profits.        (2)    If a receiver is appointed, the receiver may:            (i)    enter and take possession of the housing project or any part of the housing project;            (ii)    operate and maintain it; and            (iii)    collect and receive all fees, rents, revenues, or other charges thereafter arising from it.        (3)    The receiver shall keep the money in a separate account or accounts and apply the money in accordance with the obligations of the authority as the court directs.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  16-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|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 indicated.    (b)    “Commissioner” means a Commissioner of the Montgomery Commission.    (c)    “Housing project” means an undertaking or project, including lands, buildings and improvements, and real and personal property, that is planned, acquired, owned, used, developed, constructed, reconstructed, rehabilitated, or improved to provide:        (1)    housing, a substantial part of which is for persons of eligible income; and        (2)    streets, roads, sewer and water service, and other supporting public or private commercial, educational, cultural, recreational, community, or civic facilities needed for sound community development.    (d)    “Montgomery Commission” means the Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County.    (e)    “Person of eligible income” means an individual or family that qualifies under § 16-108 of this subtitle.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  16-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 16 - Montgomery County|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; Organization and Administration of Montgomery Commission|Section 16-102 - Applicability of Title 12

    Title 12 of this article applies to the Montgomery Commission except where it is inconsistent with this title.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  16-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 16 - Montgomery County|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; Organization and Administration of Montgomery Commission|Section 16-103 - Scope of Title

    This title applies only to Montgomery County.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  16-104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 16 - Montgomery County|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; Organization and Administration of Montgomery Commission|Section 16-104 - Findings

    The General Assembly finds that:         (1)    there is unsafe and unsanitary housing in the county and there is a critical shortage of decent, safe, and sanitary housing that persons of eligible income can afford to rent or buy;        (2)    as a result, persons of eligible income must occupy overcrowded and congested housing or must pay too much of their income for shelter;        (3)    these conditions cause too much public money to be spent for crime prevention and punishment, public health and safety, fire and accident protection, and other public services and facilities;        (4)    there is a public emergency in the county caused in part by rapidly rising construction costs, operating and maintenance expenses, and the increase in conversions of rental housing to condominiums;        (5)    the serious problems created by these inflationary conditions and conversions include:            (i)    a major displacement of large numbers of tenants, including elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities, from their housing;            (ii)    a scarcity of low and moderate income housing on the market as demand for such housing increases;            (iii)    too few rental units available, planned, or under construction to replace the rental units being converted into condominiums; and            (iv)    frustration of general plan concepts of balanced housing mix and adequate housing for all economic segments of the community;        (6)    the shortage of decent, safe, and sanitary housing cannot be wholly relieved through private enterprise, and therefore building housing for persons of eligible income and spending public money to help get it built or ready for use do not compete with private enterprise;        (7)    to remedy these conditions, construction and operation of such housing as set forth in this title are valid public purposes and essential government functions for which public money may be spent; and        (8)    this title is necessary in the public interest.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  16-105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 16 - Montgomery County|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; Organization and Administration of Montgomery Commission|Section 16-105 - Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County Established

    The Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County, formerly the Housing Authority of Montgomery County, is a public body corporate and politic that:         (1)    exercises public and essential governmental functions; and        (2)    has all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this Division II.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  16-106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 16 - Montgomery County|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; Organization and Administration of Montgomery Commission|Section 16-106 - Membership

    (a)    (1)    The Montgomery Commission consists of seven Commissioners nominated by the County Executive and approved by the County Council.        (2)    The County Council shall conduct a public interview with each nominee before voting on whether to approve the nominee’s appointment.    (b)    The term of a Commissioner is 5 years.    (c)    Removal of a Commissioner by the County Executive requires the approval of the County Council.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  16-107 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 16 - Montgomery County|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; Organization and Administration of Montgomery Commission|Section 16-107 - Powers of the Montgomery Commission

    (a)    Under the powers given elsewhere in this Division II, the Montgomery Commission may provide housing or housing projects for persons of eligible income, but may do so only in accordance with local law or under a contract with Montgomery County.    (b)    In accordance with subsection (a) of this section and in addition to the powers listed elsewhere in this Division II or given by local law, the Montgomery Commission may:        (1)    make mortgage loans and rent subsidy payments to persons of eligible income;        (2)    make construction loans and long-term mortgage loans to any person to produce housing for persons of eligible income; and        (3)    purchase mortgages secured by housing for persons of eligible income.    (c)    Under the powers listed elsewhere in this Division II, the Montgomery Commission may:        (1)    enter into development agreements as may be necessary or convenient in which:            (i)    at least 50% of the units are initially occupied by individuals of families whose income individually or as part of a family unit is equal to or less than:                1.    60% of the median income for the statistical area in which the units are located as determined by the federal Office of Management and Budget; or                2.    a lesser income that may be determined by the chief elected official or chief elected official’s designee in the jurisdiction in which the property is located; or            (ii)    at least 20% of the units are initially occupied by individuals who are eligible for federal subsidies; and        (2)    contract to furnish services, consultation, advice, and assistance to other housing authorities or other persons in or outside of the State to assist in developing, managing, renovating, or constructing housing described under item (1) of this subsection.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  16-107.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 16 - Montgomery County|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; Organization and Administration of Montgomery Commission|Section 16-107.1 - Minutes and Streaming of Meetings

    The Montgomery Commission shall:        (1)    prepare written minutes of each meeting as soon as practicable after the meeting; and        (2)    stream live video of the open meetings of the Montgomery Commission.