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MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  7-104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 7 - Assisted Housing Preservation Act|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 7-104 - Limits on Gross Annual Income of Assisted Households

    A household qualifies as an assisted household if its gross annual income does not exceed:         (1)    upper income limits imposed by any federal, State, or local government program providing financial assistance to the assisted project; or        (2)    upper income limits that the Secretary establishes, which may vary for a particular project or a particular area of the State to the extent necessary to achieve the purposes of this title.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  7-105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 7 - Assisted Housing Preservation Act|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 7-105 - Assisted Project

    A property qualifies as an assisted project if:         (1)    it is a building or buildings under common ownership containing 10 or more dwelling units intended to be leased to assisted households for occupancy as their primary residences; and        (2)    (i)    a loan financing the property is insured or assisted under § 221(d)(3), § 202, or § 236(a) or (b) of the National Housing Act, 12 U.S.C. § 1701q, § 1715l(d)(3), or § 1715z-1, or § 515 of the Housing Act of 1949, 42 U.S.C. § 1485; or            (ii)    the project, the owner of the project, or a lender to the project receives project-based § 8 rental assistance.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  7-106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division I - Housing and Community Programs|Title 7 - Assisted Housing Preservation Act|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 7-106 - Effect of Title

    This title does not reduce any obligation or right of a tenant, political subdivision, or owner under Title 11 of the Real Property Article.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  7-201 (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 7-201 - Notice of Intent -- Required

    (a)    The owner of an assisted project shall give written notice of intent not less than 1 year and not more than 2 years before the effective date of the protected action.    (b)    The owner shall give the notice of intent to:        (1)    the chief executive officer of each political subdivision in which the assisted project is located;        (2)    each public housing authority in a political subdivision in which the assisted project is located;        (3)    each tenant association that represents a rental unit in the assisted project, if the tenant association has given the owner the title and mailing address of a representative to receive the notice of intent;        (4)    each assisted household of the assisted project; and        (5)    the Secretary, who shall notify every other person who has requested the notice of intent.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  7-202 (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 7-202 - 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.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  7-203 (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 7-203 - Prerequisites for Taking Protected Action

    (a)    An owner may not take a protected action unless the owner has provided all tenant protection assistance required by this title.    (b)    Before a sale or conveyance of an assisted project that is a protected action, the owner shall offer the right of first purchase in accordance with this subtitle.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  7-204 (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 7-204 - Right of First Purchase -- Offer

    (a)    (1)    The owner shall offer the right of first purchase by written notice to:            (i)    each political subdivision in which the assisted project is located;            (ii)    each local public housing authority;            (iii)    each group that represents tenants at the assisted project and has registered with the Secretary;            (iv)    each low-income housing developer that has registered with the Secretary and is exempt from taxation under § 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code; and            (v)    any other person that has experience in the ownership or operation of low-income housing projects, is unrelated to the owner, and has registered with the Secretary.        (2)    The owner shall deliver the offer:            (i)    with or after the notice of intent; and            (ii)    to a person registered with the Secretary within 10 days after the Secretary gives the owner the title and mailing address of the person.        (3)    The owner shall deliver a copy of the offer to the Department.    (b)    The owner’s offer shall include:        (1)    the terms of the offer, including:            (i)    the date of the offer;            (ii)    the purchase price, as determined under § 7-205(b) of this subtitle;            (iii)    a date for settlement, which must be 1 year or more after the later of:                1.    the date of the owner’s offer; and                2.    the date of the notice of intent;            (iv)    a provision stating that:                1.    the buyer’s obligation is contingent on the buyer’s obtaining financing; and                2.    the contingency will not expire before the settlement;            (v)    a requirement that the first $10,000 of any deposit by the purchaser be nonrefundable, except as provided in § 7-205(c)(1)(iii) of this subtitle; and            (vi)    other terms determined under § 7-205(b) of this subtitle; and        (2)    a summary of the procedures and timing to exercise the right of first purchase, as specified in this subtitle and in any departmental regulations.    (c)    The date of the owner’s offer is the date on which it is delivered to the last political subdivision to which it must be delivered.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  7-206 (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 7-206 - Sale or Conveyance if Owner's Offer Is Not Accepted

    (a)    This section applies if the owner’s offer is not accepted and the acceptance period under § 7-205(c) of this subtitle has expired.    (b)    The owner may sell or convey the assisted project to any person on terms and conditions not more favorable to the purchaser than those of the owner’s offer.    (c)    The owner may sell or convey the assisted project on terms and conditions more favorable to the purchaser than those of the original offer under this subtitle only after the owner again offers the right of first purchase as required by this subtitle based on the new terms and conditions.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  7-207 (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 7-207 - Additional Required Notices

    (a)    This section applies if:        (1)    none of the parties identified in § 7-204(a) of this subtitle exercises the right of first purchase;        (2)    the assisted project has not been conveyed in accordance with § 7-206 of this subtitle; and        (3)    the owner has not taken a protected action within 2 years after the original notice of intent.    (b)    (1)    Before taking a protected action, the owner shall serve another notice of intent on each party identified in § 7-201(b) of this subtitle.        (2)    Before taking a protected action under § 7-102(a)(4) of this title, the owner shall serve notice of a right of first purchase as required by this subtitle.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  7-208 (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 7-208 - Covenants as to Use of Property

    (a)    At the settlement for an assisted project under a right of first purchase, the purchaser shall execute and record, in a form that the Secretary approves, a covenant running with the land.    (b)    The covenant shall restrict the use of all assisted units to residential rental property for assisted households, or to some other purpose approved by the Secretary, for at least the greatest of:        (1)    the remaining term of the mortgage as of the date of its prepayment;        (2)    the remaining term of the rental assistance agreement, including all stated renewal terms, as of the date of its termination; and        (3)    20 years.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  7-209 (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 7-209 - Right of First Purchase -- Assignment

    A right of first purchase under this subtitle may be assigned only to another party having the right of first purchase under this subtitle.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  7-210 (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 7-210 - Right of First Purchase -- Political Subdivisions and Housing Authorities

    (a)    A political subdivision or a housing authority may exercise a right of first purchase under this subtitle and may develop, acquire, improve, own, operate, and manage a rental housing project acquired under the right of first purchase and do all things necessary or convenient to exercise these rights.    (b)    In any rental housing project purchased under a right of first purchase under this subtitle and owned or managed by a housing authority authorized under Division II of this article, this subtitle supersedes:        (1)    §§ 12-401, 12-402, and 12-405 of this article; and        (2)    all otherwise applicable restrictions on tenant income under Division II of this article.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  7-211 (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 7-211 - Right of First Purchase -- No Application to Plan of Action

    The right of first purchase under this subtitle does not apply to the prepayment of a mortgage and sale of an assisted project if the prepayment and sale are done under a plan of action approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under § 225 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987, 12 U.S.C. § 4107.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  7-212 (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 7-212 - Tenant Protection Assistance

    (a)    An owner that gives notice of intent shall provide tenant protection assistance under subsection (b) of this section unless:        (1)    the owner has offered the right of first purchase in accordance with this subtitle; and        (2)    the assisted project is purchased by a party listed in § 7-204(a) of this subtitle in conjunction with a protected action.    (b)    Tenant protection assistance consists of:        (1)    paying each assisted household $475 on or before the day that the assisted household vacates the unit;        (2)    reimbursing each assisted household for relocation expenses exceeding $475 and up to $950, actually and reasonably incurred; and        (3)    offering each assisted household that is current in its rent and has not violated any other material term of its lease, a lease extension for at least 1 year from the giving of the notice of intent.    (c)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the periodic rent during the extended lease under subsection (b)(3) of this section may not exceed the amount that the assisted household must contribute for periodic rent under the assisted household’s current lease.        (2)    The periodic rent may be increased only on the anniversary of the assisted household’s current lease, and the increase may not exceed the lesser of:            (i)    the increase allowed by applicable federal, State, or local law; and            (ii)    the product of the amount the household must contribute for periodic rent for the preceding year multiplied by the percentage increase for the U.S. Consumer Price Index that the Secretary selects for the most recent 12-month period.        (3)    Except as allowed or required by the Secretary, all other terms and conditions governing the extended lease shall be the same as those of the lease in effect on the day preceding the giving of the notice of intent.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  7-213 (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 7-213 - Designated Household

    An assisted household is a designated household if it includes:         (1)    an individual who has been a member of the household for at least 12 months before the notice of intent is given and who:            (i)    is at least 62 years old on the day that the notice of intent is given; or            (ii)    qualifies as a person with disabilities under § 3(b)(3) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, 42 U.S.C. § 1437f; or        (2)    a minor.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  7-214 (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 7-214 - Extended Leases for Designated Households -- in General

    (a)    (1)    This subsection applies if a protected action affects a unit occupied by a designated household that:            (i)    is current in its rent and has not violated any other material term of the lease;            (ii)    within 60 days after the giving of the notice of intent, provides the owner with written notice showing that the household qualifies as a designated household and stating that the household is applying for an extended lease under this section; and            (iii)    executes the extended lease form delivered in accordance with § 7-216(a)(2) of this subtitle and returns it to the owner within 60 days after the giving of the notice of intent.        (2)    Except for a protected action under § 7-102(a)(3) of this title, an owner may not take a protected action that affects a unit in an assisted project occupied by a designated household without offering to the designated household an extended lease for at least 3 years beginning on the day of the giving of the notice of intent.    (b)    (1)    The owner shall set aside at least 20% of the assisted units in an assisted project for designated households to receive extended leases under this subtitle.        (2)    If the number of assisted units occupied by designated households that meet the standards of subsection (a) of this section exceeds 20% of the assisted units, the owner shall allocate the available units:            (i)    first to designated households with an individual described under § 7-213(1) of this subtitle with priority based on length of continuous residence; and            (ii)    then to designated households that do not contain such an individual but include a minor, based on length of continuous residence.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  7-215 (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 7-215 - Extended Leases for Designated Households -- Sale or Conveyance of Assisted Project

    If an assisted project includes a unit occupied by a designated household and the assisted project is sold or conveyed after a protected action:         (1)    the provisions of this subtitle concerning extended leases continue to apply despite the sale or conveyance;        (2)    the new landlord shall provide each designated household with written notice of the sale or conveyance; and        (3)    on or before the execution of a contract of sale, the seller shall provide the purchaser with written disclosure of each unit occupied by a designated household subject to the provisions concerning extended leases for designated households.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  7-216 (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 7-216 - Extended Leases for Designated Households -- Application

    (a)    Along with the notice of intent, the owner shall deliver to each assisted household:        (1)    an application form on which the assisted household may include the information required by § 7-214(a) of this subtitle;        (2)    an extended lease form for a designated household that contains the terms required by this subtitle and clearly indicates that the lease will be effective only if:            (i)    the assisted household executes and returns the lease form within 60 days after the giving of the notice of intent; and            (ii)    the assisted household is allocated one of the units made available to designated households, based on its ranking under § 7-214(b) of this subtitle and the number of assisted households executing and returning leases; and        (3)    a notice that sets forth the rights and obligations of the assisted household under the provisions of this subtitle concerning extended leases for designated households.    (b)    Within 75 days after the giving of the notice of intent, the owner shall notify each assisted household that submits the documentation required by § 7-214 of this subtitle:        (1)    whether the household meets the standards of § 7-214 of this subtitle, or, if not, an explanation of which standards have not been met; and        (2)    whether the extended lease has become effective.    (c)    (1)    (i)    An extended lease for a designated household shall be for a term beginning on acceptance and ending at least 3 years after the giving of the notice of intent.            (ii)    The initial periodic rent for the extended lease may not exceed the amount the household is required to contribute for rent under the household’s current lease.        (2)    The periodic rent may be increased only on the anniversary of the assisted household’s extended lease, and the increase may not exceed the product of the amount the household must contribute for periodic rent for the preceding year multiplied by the percentage increase for the U.S. Consumer Price Index that the Secretary selects for the most recent 12-month period.        (3)    Except as otherwise provided in this section, the extended lease shall contain the same terms and conditions as the lease in effect on the day before the giving of the notice of intent.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  7-217 (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 7-217 - Extended Leases for Designated Households -- Additional Notice

    Within 75 days after giving the notice of intent, the owner shall provide to each party required to receive the notice of intent:         (1)    a notice indicating the number of units in the assisted project being made available to designated households under § 7-214(b) of this subtitle;        (2)    a list of the households meeting the standards of § 7-214(a) of this subtitle, indicating the ranking of each under § 7-214(b) of this subtitle;        (3)    a list of the households returning the documents required by § 7-214(a) of this subtitle that do not meet all of the standards of that subsection and copies of the notices sent to those households under § 7-216(b) of this subtitle; and        (4)    a list of the households with effective extended leases.