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MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  4-601 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 4 - Division of Development Finance|Subtitle 6 - Group Home Financing Program|Section 4-601 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    (1)    “Group home” means a housing facility that offers:            (i)    supportive services or supervisory personnel to individuals with special housing needs who are not related to the group home sponsor; and            (ii)    common, shared, or independent living, dining, kitchen, sanitary, and sleeping facilities.        (2)    “Group home” need not include all of the facilities listed in paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection if it provides emergency and temporary housing for homeless individuals.    (c)    “Group home sponsor” means a person who qualifies for a Program loan under § 4-607 of this subtitle.    (d)    “Person of lower income” means an individual or family whose income does not exceed the upper income limit that the Secretary sets.    (e)    “Program” means the Group Home Financing Program.    (f)    “Program loan” means a loan that the Department makes under this subtitle.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  4-602 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 4 - Division of Development Finance|Subtitle 6 - Group Home Financing Program|Section 4-602 - Established

    There is a Group Home Financing Program.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  4-603 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 4 - Division of Development Finance|Subtitle 6 - Group Home Financing Program|Section 4-603 - Purpose of Program

    The purpose of the Program is to provide loans to group home sponsors to finance or refinance the costs of acquiring, constructing, or modifying buildings as group homes for persons of lower income, elderly households, individuals with disabilities, and other residents of the State with special housing needs.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  4-604 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 4 - Division of Development Finance|Subtitle 6 - Group Home Financing Program|Section 4-604 - Powers of Department

    The Department may establish:         (1)    eligibility standards for group home sponsors;        (2)    Program loan fees and charges;        (3)    maximum Program loans for group homes based on their size, use, and location; and        (4)    a process for selecting group homes to be financed under the Program that promotes statewide distribution of money.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  4-605 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 4 - Division of Development Finance|Subtitle 6 - Group Home Financing Program|Section 4-605 - Duties of Department

    The Department shall:         (1)    administer the Program;        (2)    adopt policies that encourage the establishment of group homes for persons of lower income throughout the State;        (3)    attach to a purchase, sale, or lease of a group home or land for a group home the terms needed to carry out the Program;        (4)    establish guidelines for monitoring the group homes to ensure that, aside from dwelling room for supervisory individuals and their families, group homes receiving financing under the Program are occupied in substantial part by persons of lower income; and        (5)    establish guidelines to determine the ability of a group home sponsor to manage a group home, provide necessary services, and repay the Program loan.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  4-606 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 4 - Division of Development Finance|Subtitle 6 - Group Home Financing Program|Section 4-606 - Regulations

    The Department shall adopt regulations to carry out the Program.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  4-607 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 4 - Division of Development Finance|Subtitle 6 - Group Home Financing Program|Section 4-607 - Group Home Sponsor

    To qualify for a Program loan, a group home sponsor shall own and operate a group home and be:         (1)    a nonprofit organization;        (2)    an individual; or        (3)    a limited partnership if:            (i)    1.    each general partner qualifies as a nonprofit organization; or                2.    each general partner is a wholly owned subsidiary of a nonprofit organization;            (ii)    the limited partnership is formed to undertake a group home project that is totally or partly eligible for a federal low income housing tax credit program or any other federal program or incentive; and            (iii)    a nonprofit organization manages the project or receives the net cash flow from or the residual sale proceeds on sale of the group home.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  4-608 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 4 - Division of Development Finance|Subtitle 6 - Group Home Financing Program|Section 4-608 - Operation of Program

    The Program shall be operated with money in the Special Loan Programs Fund under § 4-505 of this title.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  4-609 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 4 - Division of Development Finance|Subtitle 6 - Group Home Financing Program|Section 4-609 - Review Process of Loan Applications

    In reviewing an application for a Program loan, the Department shall consider:         (1)    the economic feasibility of the group home; and        (2)    the ability of the group home sponsor to manage the group home, provide necessary services, and repay the Program loan.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  4-610 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 4 - Division of Development Finance|Subtitle 6 - Group Home Financing Program|Section 4-610 - Program Loans

    (a)    (1)    A Program loan shall be secured by a mortgage lien and may include the terms that the Department considers necessary to make the group home affordable to persons of lower income.        (2)    In exceptional circumstances, the terms may include:            (i)    deferred payment of principal and interest; and            (ii)    interest rates as low as 0%.    (b)    Each loan shall require that all unpaid principal and accrued interest, including principal or interest that was deferred, be paid at the earliest of:        (1)    a stated date, which may be the maturity date of the Program loan;        (2)    the date of the sale or other transfer of the group home or a controlling interest in the group home; and        (3)    the date when the project ceases to be used as a group home.    (c)    (1)    Each Program loan shall provide for:            (i)    a limit on the return on equity allowed to a group home sponsor;            (ii)    equity participation between the Department and the group home sponsor; or            (iii)    an amount of accrued and deferred interest that the Department finds can reasonably be expected to be paid from profit resulting from the sale of the group home.        (2)    The Department may forgive any accrued and deferred interest described in paragraph (1)(iii) of this subsection that exceeds the profit from the sale of the group home.        (3)    The Department may allow the group home sponsor to earn a reasonable return before the group home sponsor pays accrued and deferred interest.    (d)    If a Program loan is in default or is at risk of being in default, the Department may modify the interest rate, the time or amount of payment, or any other term to facilitate repayment and achieve the purposes of the Program.    (e)    A Program loan may finance:        (1)    the site acquisition, construction costs, and permanent mortgage for a group home;        (2)    the purchase of an existing building to provide a group home;        (3)    a modification to a building purchased with a Program loan, if the modification improves, repairs, renovates, or rehabilitates the building to:            (i)    make it suitable as a group home; or            (ii)    eliminate housing, building, fire, safety, health, or other code violations;        (4)    the refinancing of an existing mortgage loan on a group home;        (5)    closing costs associated with the construction, purchase, or refinance of a group home;        (6)    engineering, legal, title, survey, or architectural fees associated with financing real property development; and        (7)    other development costs that the Department considers reasonable.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  4-611 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 4 - Division of Development Finance|Subtitle 6 - Group Home Financing Program|Section 4-611 - Nonresidential Uses of Group Home

    Subject to the approval and permitting procedures of the local zoning authority, a group home that houses four or more individuals may provide for nonresidential uses that:         (1)    are in a minor part of the building;        (2)    conform with local zoning requirements; and        (3)    although not directly related to the housing facility, offer goods or services for persons of lower income or other disadvantaged individuals.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  4-612 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 4 - Division of Development Finance|Subtitle 6 - Group Home Financing Program|Section 4-612 - 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 required to be submitted to the Department under an agreement relating to a Program loan.        (2)    A loan applicant may not knowingly make or cause to be made any false statement or report to influence the Department’s action on a Program loan application or a Program loan already made.    (b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding $50,000 or both.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  4-701 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 4 - Division of Development Finance|Subtitle 7 - Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program and Lead Hazard Reduction Loan Program|Section 4-701 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Child care center” has the meaning stated in § 9.5–401(c) of the Education Article.    (c)    “Family of limited income” means a family that meets the qualifications under § 4–707 of this subtitle.    (d)    “Fund” means the Special Loan Programs Fund under Subtitle 5 of this title.    (e)    “Grant Program” means the Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program.    (f)    (1)    “Lead hazard reduction activity” means measures to reduce or eliminate lead–based paint hazards in accordance with State or federal standards.        (2)    “Lead hazard reduction activity” includes:            (i)    removing lead–based paint and lead–contaminated dust, containing or encapsulating lead–based paint, and replacing or removing surfaces or fixtures painted with lead–based paint;            (ii)    meeting the risk reduction standards under § 6–815 of the Environment Article or the modified risk reduction standards under § 6–817 of the Environment Article;            (iii)    temporarily reducing human exposure or probable exposure to lead–based paint hazards, including specialized cleaning, repairing, maintaining, painting, temporarily containing, and ongoing monitoring of lead–based paint hazards or potential hazards;            (iv)    associated testing, preparing, cleaning, protecting workers, disposing, and post–lead hazard reduction clearance testing; and            (v)    testing an innovative or unproven method of lead hazard reduction.    (g)    “Loan Program” means the Lead Hazard Reduction Loan Program.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  4-702 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 4 - Division of Development Finance|Subtitle 7 - Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program and Lead Hazard Reduction Loan Program|Section 4-702 - Findings

    The General Assembly finds that:         (1)    lead paint is present in a large percentage of residential properties in the State, particularly residential rental properties constructed before 1950;        (2)    lead paint on the friction surfaces of windows is a leading cause of lead poisoning;        (3)    lead poisoning harms the health and well-being of children and pregnant women and causes substantial long-term public costs for medical expenses and additional education; and        (4)    reduction or elimination of lead in the environment will reduce:            (i)    the risk of lead poisoning of children and pregnant women;            (ii)    the incidence of learning disabilities and behavioral problems in children who live in older housing; and            (iii)    the cost of publicly financed medical care.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  4-703 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 4 - Division of Development Finance|Subtitle 7 - Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program and Lead Hazard Reduction Loan Program|Section 4-703 - Purpose of Grant Program and Loan Program -- in General

    The purpose of the Grant Program and the Loan Program is to make grants and loans to owners of residential property or child care centers for financing lead hazard reduction activities, especially replacing windows containing lead-based paint on friction surfaces.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  4-704 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 4 - Division of Development Finance|Subtitle 7 - Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program and Lead Hazard Reduction Loan Program|Section 4-704 - Powers of Department

    (a)    The Department may establish:        (1)    loan fees and charges;        (2)    maximum loan or grant amounts for lead hazard reduction activities; and        (3)    guidelines that give financing priority to lead hazard reduction activities that include replacing windows containing lead-based paint on friction surfaces.    (b)    (1)    On application of a political subdivision, the Department may provide money from the Fund allocated to the Grant Program or the Loan Program to the political subdivision to make a grant or loan, on behalf of the Department, to an eligible owner of residential property or a child care center in the political subdivision.        (2)    The Department may limit the amount of money that a political subdivision may request under paragraph (1) of this subsection.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  4-705 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 4 - Division of Development Finance|Subtitle 7 - Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program and Lead Hazard Reduction Loan Program|Section 4-705 - Duties of Department

    The Department shall:         (1)    administer the Grant Program and the Loan Program; and        (2)    establish eligibility guidelines for grants and loans.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  4-706 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 4 - Division of Development Finance|Subtitle 7 - Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program and Lead Hazard Reduction Loan Program|Section 4-706 - Regulations

    The Department shall adopt regulations to carry out the Grant Program and the Loan Program.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  4-707 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 4 - Division of Development Finance|Subtitle 7 - Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program and Lead Hazard Reduction Loan Program|Section 4-707 - Family of Limited Income

    (a)    An individual or family, including an elderly household, qualifies as a family of limited income if the income of the individual or family does not exceed the limits that the Secretary sets.    (b)    The factors that the Secretary shall consider in setting limits under subsection (a) of this section shall include:        (1)    the family income deemed available for housing;        (2)    the size of the family;        (3)    the ability of the family to compete successfully in the private housing market;        (4)    the cost and condition of available housing; and        (5)    relevant standards and definitions under federal and State housing programs.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  4-708 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 4 - Division of Development Finance|Subtitle 7 - Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program and Lead Hazard Reduction Loan Program|Section 4-708 - Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program

    (a)    There is a Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program.    (b)    The Department may make a grant solely to finance a lead hazard reduction activity that:        (1)    is a program that tests innovative or unproven methods of lead hazard reduction; or        (2)    is in a residential property in an area designated by the Department to have a concentration of:            (i)    families of limited income; and            (ii)    1.    residential property constructed before 1950; or                2.    children diagnosed with elevated blood lead, which is a quantity of lead in their blood, expressed in micrograms per deciliter (�g/dl), that exceeds a specified threshold level.    (c)    (1)    The Department may establish standards to determine the eligibility of a lead hazard reduction activity for a grant under the Grant Program.        (2)    The standards may call for consideration of:            (i)    the extent to which the lead hazard reduction activity benefits families of limited income;            (ii)    the need and circumstances of the owner–occupants or tenants of the residential property in which the proposed lead hazard reduction activity will be undertaken; and            (iii)    whether the grant finances research into innovative or unproven methods for lead hazard reduction.    (d)    In determining whether to make a grant under the Grant Program, the Department shall require that the owner of the residential property or child care center submit evidence that the owner cannot undertake lead hazard reduction activity without a grant.    (e)    The Department may require that all or part of a grant under the Grant Program be repaid when conditions specified by the Department occur.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  4-709 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 4 - Division of Development Finance|Subtitle 7 - Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program and Lead Hazard Reduction Loan Program|Section 4-709 - Lead Hazard Reduction Loan Program

    (a)    There is a Lead Hazard Reduction Loan Program.    (b)    The Department may make a loan to finance lead hazard reduction activity.    (c)    A loan under the Loan Program:        (1)    may be secured by a mortgage lien or other security interest acceptable to the Department; and        (2)    may include terms that the Department considers appropriate.    (d)    For a loan made under the Loan Program, the Department may:        (1)    defer payment of principal and interest; and        (2)    establish interest rates as low as 0%.    (e)    Each loan shall require repayment of all unpaid principal and payment of accrued interest, including deferred interest, but the loan terms may allow the Department to forgive all or part of the principal and interest.    (f)    If a loan is in default, the Department may modify the interest rate, the time or amount of payment, or any other term to facilitate repayment and achieve the purposes of the Loan Program.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  4-710 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 4 - Division of Development Finance|Subtitle 7 - Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program and Lead Hazard Reduction Loan Program|Section 4-710 - Factors in Reviewing Applications

    In reviewing an application for a loan or grant, the Department shall consider:         (1)    the needs of the beneficiaries of the proposed lead hazard reduction activity;        (2)    the capacity of the applicant to repay a loan;        (3)    the overall public benefit;        (4)    the impact on the surrounding neighborhood or community; and        (5)    any other factor that the Department finds relevant.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  4-711 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 4 - Division of Development Finance|Subtitle 7 - Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program and Lead Hazard Reduction Loan Program|Section 4-711 - Lead Hazard Advisory Committee

    (a)    In this section, “Committee” means the Lead Hazard Advisory Committee.    (b)    There is a Lead Hazard Advisory Committee.    (c)    The Committee consists of the following seven members:        (1)    the Secretary of Housing and Community Development, or the Secretary’s designee;        (2)    the Secretary of the Environment, or the Secretary’s designee;        (3)    the Secretary of Health, or the Secretary’s designee; and        (4)    four members appointed by the Governor:            (i)    a member of the Lead Poisoning Prevention Commission;            (ii)    a representative of owners of residential rental property built before 1950;            (iii)    a representative of a child, youth, or health advocacy group; and            (iv)    a member of the public who has an interest in lead in the environment.    (d)    (1)    The term of an appointed member of the Committee is 4 years.        (2)    The terms of the appointed members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Committee on October 1, 2005.        (3)    At the end of a term, an appointed member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.        (4)    An appointed member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.    (e)    The Secretary or the Secretary’s designee is the chair of the Committee.    (f)    Each member of the Committee is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.    (g)    In consultation with the Committee, the Department shall develop regulations, policies, and guidelines to carry out the Grant Program and the Loan Program.