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MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  7-218 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 7 - Assisted Housing Preservation Act|Subtitle 2 - Protected Actions|Section 7-218 - Termination by Designated Household

    (a)    (1)    A designated household may terminate an extended lease at any time by giving written notice to the landlord:            (i)    at least 1 month in advance, if less than 12 months remain on the lease; or            (ii)    at least 3 months in advance, if 12 months or more remain on the lease.        (2)    An extended lease for a designated household under this subtitle shall include the termination provisions of this section.    (b)    The extended tenancy of a designated household ends:        (1)    90 days after the last member of the assisted household who lived in the unit on the date of the notice of intent dies or moves from the unit;        (2)    on eviction for failure to pay rent or for violation of another material term of the extended lease; or        (3)    on voluntary termination by the designated household under subsection (a) of this section.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  7-220 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 7 - Assisted Housing Preservation Act|Subtitle 2 - Protected Actions|Section 7-220 - Rental Housing Emergency

    (a)    (1)    After notice and public hearing, a political subdivision may find that, because of a protected action, a low-income and moderate-income rental housing emergency exists in all or part of its jurisdiction.        (2)    The political subdivision shall make findings as to:            (i)    the nature and incidence of protected actions;            (ii)    the resulting hardship to and displacement of tenants; and            (iii)    the scarcity of low-income and moderate-income rental housing.    (b)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, on finding that there is an emergency under this section, a political subdivision may enact a law, ordinance, or regulation to:            (i)    grant to a designated household a right to an extended lease for a period in addition to that granted under § 7-214 of this subtitle; or            (ii)    extend any other provision of this subtitle concerning extended leases.        (2)    A political subdivision may not require that:            (i)    more than 20% of assisted units in an assisted project be set aside for extended leases for designated households; or            (ii)    the term of an extended lease for any household made a designated household by the political subdivision exceed 3 years.        (3)    The political subdivision may require that the notice required under § 7-216(a)(3) of this subtitle be modified to disclose the effects of any actions taken under this section.    (c)    Within 10 days after enacting a law, ordinance, or regulation in accordance with this section, a political subdivision shall send a copy to the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Housing and Community Development.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  7-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 7 - Assisted Housing Preservation Act|Subtitle 3 - Rights and Duties|Section 7-301 - Duties of Tenants

    In connection with a protected action, each tenant shall cooperate with the owner in providing information necessary to certify eligibility for housing subsidy payments and in executing all necessary documents.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  7-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 7 - Assisted Housing Preservation Act|Subtitle 3 - Rights and Duties|Section 7-302 - Relinquishment of Rights by Tenant Prohibited

    (a)    A tenant may not:        (1)    waive or assign the tenant’s rights under this title; or        (2)    receive consideration to relinquish rights under this title.    (b)    A waiver or relinquishment made in violation of this section is void.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  7-303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 7 - Assisted Housing Preservation Act|Subtitle 3 - Rights and Duties|Section 7-303 - Owner's Notice to New Tenant After Notice of Intent

    If a new tenant moves into an assisted unit after a notice of intent is given, the owner shall give the new tenant written notice that:         (1)    sets forth any rent increase that the owner plans after the protected action; and        (2)    states that the new tenant will not be entitled to tenant protection assistance.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  7-304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 7 - Assisted Housing Preservation Act|Subtitle 3 - Rights and Duties|Section 7-304 - Termination of Lease by Owner Without Cause Prohibited

    Before taking a protected action, an owner may not terminate without cause the leasehold interest of a tenant occupying an assisted unit to avoid the owner’s obligations under this title.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  7-305 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 7 - Assisted Housing Preservation Act|Subtitle 3 - Rights and Duties|Section 7-305 - Excess Rent as Grounds for Lease Termination and Possession of Premises

    (a)    In this section, “excess rent” means rent that exceeds the rent payable by a tenant under the tenant’s lease as of the date of the notice of intent, adjusted as allowed under § 7-212(c) of this title.    (b)    Until 1 year has passed since the owner gave notice of intent, and the owner complies with the requirements of this title, nonpayment of excess rent is not grounds for an owner to:        (1)    terminate a lease of an assisted unit; or        (2)    sue for possession of the leased property.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  7-306 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 7 - Assisted Housing Preservation Act|Subtitle 3 - Rights and Duties|Section 7-306 - Duties of Owner in Connection With Protected Action

    (a)    In connection with a protected action, an owner:        (1)    may not terminate or alter the terms and conditions of a lease entered into before the effective date of the protected action;        (2)    may not interfere with the efforts of individual tenants to obtain housing subsidies or other public assistance;        (3)    may not discriminate based on source of income or receipt of a housing subsidy;        (4)    may not interfere with the rights of a tenant to occupy an assisted unit under an existing lease or applicable federal, State, or local law; and        (5)    shall cooperate with a tenant to execute all necessary documents to enable the payment of housing subsidies to or for the tenant.    (b)    If the owner has interfered with a tenant’s application for a housing subsidy or other public assistance, the nonpayment of any amount of rent for an assisted unit in excess of 30% of the tenant’s income is not grounds for the owner to terminate the lease or sue for possession of the leased property.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  7-307 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 7 - Assisted Housing Preservation Act|Subtitle 3 - Rights and Duties|Section 7-307 - Owner's Sworn Statement of Compliance

    The person responsible for the closing of a real estate transaction shall file with the Department a written statement, made and signed by the owner under the penalties of perjury, that the transaction complies with this title, if the transaction includes:         (1)    a sale or conveyance of an assisted project or the real property associated with it, and:            (i)    is a protected action; or            (ii)    occurred within 10 years after a protected action for which the owner failed to comply with this title; or        (2)    a release of:            (i)    a mortgage secured by an assisted project; or            (ii)    a regulatory agreement or other document executed in connection with the mortgage that restricts the income levels of the tenants or the rental rates of the assisted project.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  7-401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 7 - Assisted Housing Preservation Act|Subtitle 4 - Enforcement|Section 7-401 - Authorized Enforcement Entities

    This title may be enforced at law or in equity by:         (1)    the Department;        (2)    an assisted household in occupancy when the owner delivered or should have delivered a notice of intent;        (3)    a political subdivision where the assisted project is located; or        (4)    the public housing authority.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  7-402 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 7 - Assisted Housing Preservation Act|Subtitle 4 - Enforcement|Section 7-402 - Enforcement by Injunction

    To enforce this title, a court may enjoin an action:         (1)    prohibited by this title; or        (2)    taken before preliminary actions required by this title have been completed.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  7-403 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 7 - Assisted Housing Preservation Act|Subtitle 4 - Enforcement|Section 7-403 - Consumer Protection Division

    A violation of this title is within the scope of the enforcement duties and powers of the Division of Consumer Protection of the Office of the Attorney General under Title 13 of the Commercial Law Article, if the violation results in:         (1)    displacement of a tenant or former tenant from an assisted unit;        (2)    increased rents for a tenant or former tenant of an assisted unit; or        (3)    another violation of the rights of a tenant or former tenant of an assisted unit.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  7-404 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 7 - Assisted Housing Preservation Act|Subtitle 4 - Enforcement|Section 7-404 - False Statements or Reports

    (a)    (1)    A person may not knowingly make or cause to be made a false statement or report in a document that is required to be submitted under this title.        (2)    A person may not knowingly make or cause to be made a false statement or report to influence the action of the Department in connection with this title.    (b)    A person who violates this title is subject to civil liability and to a civil penalty not exceeding $1,000,000.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  7-501 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 7 - Assisted Housing Preservation Act|Subtitle 5 - Short Title|Section 7-501 - Short Title

    This title is the Assisted Housing Preservation Act.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  9-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 9 - Community Reinvestment Fund|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; Findings|Section 9-101 - Definitions

    (a)    In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Board” means the Community Reinvestment Board.    (c)    “Community reinvestment assistance” means a loan, assurance, guarantee, grant, payment, credit enhancement, or other assistance provided by the Fund as set forth in § 9-404 of this title, or a commitment to provide the assistance.    (d)    “Community reinvestment project” means a project or program eligible under § 9-402 of this title to receive community reinvestment assistance from the Fund.    (e)    “Fund” means the Community Reinvestment Fund.    (f)    “Limited income household” means a household or individual whose income does not exceed the upper income limits that the Secretary establishes.    (g)    “Member” means a member of the Board.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  9-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 9 - Community Reinvestment Fund|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; Findings|Section 9-102 - Findings

    (a)    The General Assembly finds that:        (1)    some communities and neighborhoods in the State are in economic and social distress because of a shortage of significant private investment;        (2)    financial institutions in the State are recognizing a heightened responsibility to provide financial assistance to these communities and neighborhoods; and        (3)    federal and State regulators are requiring more community reinvestment by these financial institutions.    (b)    The General Assembly therefore finds that the public interest is served by promoting the development of a financial vehicle to be operated by private financial institutions to:        (1)    increase community reinvestment to neighborhoods and communities in the State that have urgent need for reinvestment;        (2)    make community reinvestment by financial institutions easier and more desirable by spreading the financial risk and offering the experience of the State in providing community reinvestment lending; and        (3)    forge partnerships among financial institutions and the State in meeting community reinvestment goals.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  9-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 9 - Community Reinvestment Fund|Subtitle 2 - Community Reinvestment Board|Section 9-201 - Established

    There is a Community Reinvestment Board.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  9-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 9 - Community Reinvestment Fund|Subtitle 2 - Community Reinvestment Board|Section 9-202 - Membership

    (a)    (1)    The Board consists of at least 17 members.        (2)    The Secretary of the Department of Housing and Community Development and the Secretary of Commerce or their designees are nonvoting members.        (3)    The Governor shall appoint at least 15 voting members.    (b)    (1)    Subject to the requirements of this subsection, the voting members shall be appointed and removed in accordance with the organizational documents of the Fund.        (2)    At least two–thirds of the voting members shall represent:            (i)    the commercial banking or savings institution industry in the State or other participants that have pledged or contributed money or other substantial assistance to the Fund; or            (ii)    trade organizations consisting of or otherwise representing two or more members of the commercial banking or savings institution industry in the State or other participants that have contributed money or other substantial assistance to the Fund.        (3)    At least 20% of the voting members shall represent community groups or other entities that may be eligible to receive community reinvestment assistance.        (4)    The majority of voting members shall represent the groups described in paragraph (2)(i) of this subsection.    (c)    A member of the Board may be a director or member or may have some other legal status required by or appropriate to the type of entity constituting the Fund.    (d)    (1)    The term of a voting member may not exceed 3 years.        (2)    A voting member may be reappointed.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  9-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 9 - Community Reinvestment Fund|Subtitle 2 - Community Reinvestment Board|Section 9-203 - Meetings

    The Board shall set the times and places of its meetings.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  9-204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 9 - Community Reinvestment Fund|Subtitle 2 - Community Reinvestment Board|Section 9-204 - Operation, Powers, and Duties

    (a)    Subject to the requirements of this title, the organizational documents of the Fund shall govern the operation of the Board, including quorum and voting requirements.    (b)    The Board has all powers arising from the documents and procedures creating and organizing the Fund as an independent legal entity.    (c)    The Board shall:        (1)    operate the Fund;        (2)    keep proper records of the Board’s accounts;        (3)    establish standards and guidelines for:            (i)    the terms and conditions of community reinvestment assistance and other Fund reinvestments; and            (ii)    allocating community reinvestment assistance and other Fund investments;        (4)    apportion among Fund transactions the operating costs of the Fund; and        (5)    within the first 90 days of each fiscal year, make an annual report of Fund activities to the Governor and, subject to § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, to the General Assembly.    (d)    (1)    The Board shall appoint a loan committee to review and make determinations on specific requests or categories of requests for community reinvestment assistance to community reinvestment projects.        (2)    The loan committee may review and make recommendations to the Board on other matters as the Board determines, including eligibility guidelines and financing policies for community reinvestment projects.        (3)    The loan committee consists of:            (i)    the Secretary of Housing and Community Development and the Secretary of Commerce or their designees as nonvoting members; and            (ii)    the voting members that the Board appoints or their designees.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  9-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 9 - Community Reinvestment Fund|Subtitle 3 - Community Reinvestment Fund|Section 9-301 - Established; Purpose of Fund

    (a)    There is a Community Reinvestment Fund.    (b)    The purpose of the Fund is to administer the use and reinvestment of money that may be credited, paid, or otherwise transferred to the Fund from any entity approved by the Board to participate in the Fund, including a bank, savings institution, or other financial institution.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  9-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 9 - Community Reinvestment Fund|Subtitle 3 - Community Reinvestment Fund|Section 9-302 - Status; Exemptions

    (a)    (1)    The Fund is a private, independent legal entity to be assisted by the Department under this title and is not a governmental unit of the State.        (2)    Any dividends, royalties, or other earnings received from community reinvestment assistance, or from any other investment made by the Board under this title, is money of the Fund, and is not money of the State.    (b)    Except as specified in this title, the organization and operation of the Board and the Fund are not subject to approval by the Board of Public Works or by any State official or unit.    (c)    A member, employee, or agent of the Board or the Fund is not a State official by virtue of any status with or action for the Fund.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  9-303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 9 - Community Reinvestment Fund|Subtitle 3 - Community Reinvestment Fund|Section 9-303 - Organization

    (a)    The Board shall determine the form of the independent legal entity constituting the Fund in accordance with the organizational documents of the Fund.    (b)    In accordance with the organizational documents of the Fund, an entity contributing money to the Fund may be entitled to receive:        (1)    interests in the Fund in proportion to the entity’s contribution, in an amount and in a form that the Board determines; and        (2)    a return on its contribution to the Fund based on:            (i)    the entity’s share; and            (ii)    a fixed rate of return or the amount of any dividends, royalties, or other earnings of the Fund, or on another formula and in a form that the Board determines.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  9-304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 9 - Community Reinvestment Fund|Subtitle 3 - Community Reinvestment Fund|Section 9-304 - Application of Other Laws

    (a)    Titles 11 through 17 of the State Finance and Procurement Article do not apply to the operation of or any transactions made by the Fund.    (b)    Meetings of the Board or its members or of employees or agents of the Fund are not subject to State requirements for open or public meetings, including any requirements for open sessions under Title 3 of the General Provisions Article.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  9-305 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 9 - Community Reinvestment Fund|Subtitle 3 - Community Reinvestment Fund|Section 9-305 - Use of Fund Money

    (a)    The Board shall use the money administered by the Fund to provide community reinvestment assistance in accordance with this title, any other applicable law, and the organizational documents of the Fund.    (b)    The Board may use the money that the Fund administers to:        (1)    ensure a reasonable return on money held by the Fund before disbursing money for community reinvestment assistance;        (2)    pay expenses incurred in its formation and operation, including expenses for administrative, legal, actuarial, and other services; and        (3)    redeem interests in the Fund.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  9-306 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 9 - Community Reinvestment Fund|Subtitle 3 - Community Reinvestment Fund|Section 9-306 - Duties of Department

    The Department shall take any necessary action, including providing technical assistance, to encourage and facilitate the creation of the Fund.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  9-307 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 9 - Community Reinvestment Fund|Subtitle 3 - Community Reinvestment Fund|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 other organizational expenses of the Fund.    (b)    The Department of Housing and Community Development and the Department of Commerce may:        (1)    provide technical assistance for:            (i)    operating and administering the Fund; and            (ii)    underwriting proposed community reinvestment projects; and        (2)    charge reasonable and customary fees for the technical assistance.