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2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division II - Housing Authorities › Title 12 - Provisions of Statewide Applicability › Subtitle 5 - Powers and Limitations on Powers › Section 12-506 - Cooperation Among Authorities and State Public Bodies on Housing Projects

(a)    Two or more authorities may join or cooperate with one another in the exercise of any power under this subtitle to finance, plan, undertake, construct, or operate a housing project or housing projects in the area of operation of any one or more of them.
(b)    To aid and cooperate in the planning, undertaking, construction, or operation of housing projects located wholly or partly in the area in which it may act, a State public body, with or without consideration and on terms that it determines, may:
(1)    dedicate, sell, convey, or lease any of the State public body’s property to an authority or the federal government;
(2)    cause parks, playgrounds, recreational, community, water, sewer, or drainage facilities, or any other works that the State public body otherwise may undertake, to be furnished adjacent to or in connection with housing projects;
(3)    furnish, dedicate, close, pave, install, grade, regrade, plan, or replan streets, roads, roadways, alleys, sidewalks, or other places that the State public body otherwise may undertake;
(4)    make, with an authority, the State, or the federal government, agreements that:
(i)    deal with action to be taken by the State public body under a power granted by this Division II; and
(ii)    may last for any length of time, notwithstanding any other law;
(5)    do what is necessary or convenient to aid and cooperate in the planning, financing, undertaking, construction, or operation of the housing projects;
(6)    grant easements, licenses, or any other related rights to an authority or the federal government;
(7)    cause services to be furnished to the authority of the character that the State public body otherwise may furnish;
(8)    make agreements about the exercise by the State public body of its powers relating to repairing, closing, or demolishing unsafe, unsanitary, or unfit housing;
(9)    plan, replan, zone, or rezone any part of the State public body, make exceptions to its sanitary, building, housing, fire, health, subdivision, or other similar laws, rules, regulations, and ordinances or make any changes to its map or master plan; and
(10)    agree with an authority that the authority pay the State public body an amount, if any, in lieu of taxes for any year or period of years.
(c)    Powers conferred under this section on State public bodies are in addition to and do not supplant any other power conferred by law.
(d)    (1)    The State public body may incur the entire expense of any public improvement that the State public body makes under this section.
(2)    Notwithstanding any other law, a State public body may make a sale, conveyance, lease, or agreement provided for in this section without appraisal, public notice, advertisement, or public bidding.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division II - Housing Authorities › Title 13 - City of Annapolis › Section 13-103 - Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis Established

The Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis 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.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division II - Housing Authorities › Title 13 - City of Annapolis › Section 13-104 - Membership

(a)    (1)    The Annapolis Authority consists of seven Commissioners appointed by the Mayor of Annapolis and approved by the Annapolis City Council.
(2)    Of the seven Commissioners:
(i)    one shall be a tenant of an Annapolis Authority property other than an Annapolis Authority property for seniors; and
(ii)    one shall be a tenant of an Annapolis Authority property for seniors.
(b)    (1)    The term of a Commissioner is 5 years.
(2)    The terms of Commissioners are staggered as required by the terms provided for Commissioners on October 1, 2006.
(3)    At the end of a term, a Commissioner continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
(4)    A Commissioner who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
(c)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a Commissioner while in office and for 2 years after leaving office may not be employed by the Annapolis Authority for compensation on a permanent or temporary full-time, part-time, contractual, or other basis.
(2)    Subject to approval by the Mayor of Annapolis and by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, the prohibition contained in paragraph (1) of this subsection may be waived for good cause shown.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division II - Housing Authorities › Title 13 - City of Annapolis › Section 13-105 - Status of Commissioners and Annapolis Authority Personnel

(a)    Notwithstanding any other law, the Annapolis Authority’s Commissioners, Executive Director, and deputy directors are local officials under any public ethics law of the Annapolis City Council.
(b)    (1)    When first retained by the Annapolis Authority, attorneys and consultants shall disclose potential conflicts of interest relating to representation of the Annapolis Authority.
(2)    The Annapolis Authority shall adopt regulations to carry out this subsection.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division II - Housing Authorities › Title 13 - City of Annapolis › Section 13-107 - Annapolis Authority Meetings

(a)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, the Annapolis Authority shall publish notice of each of its meetings in at least two newspapers of general circulation in the City of Annapolis at least 7 days before the meeting.
(2)    The notice shall contain:
(i)    the date, time, and place of the meeting; and
(ii)    a summary of the subject matter to be considered at the meeting.
(3)    The Chair of the Annapolis Authority may waive the notice required under paragraph (1) of this subsection for an emergency meeting if:
(i)    notice cannot reasonably be given; and
(ii)    minutes of the emergency meeting will be included in the minutes of the next open meeting of the Annapolis Authority.
(4)    The Annapolis Authority may add an item to the agenda for the meeting after publication of the notice if the item is necessary to the business of the Annapolis Authority and could not reasonably have been placed on the agenda when the notice was published.
(b)    (1)    The Annapolis Authority may meet in closed session or adjourn an open session and reconvene in a closed session only to:
(i)    discuss the appointment, employment, assignment, promotion, discipline, demotion, removal, or resignation of appointees, employees, or officials over whom the Annapolis Authority has jurisdiction;
(ii)    consider the acquisition of real property for a public purpose and matters directly related to the acquisition;
(iii)    consult with counsel;
(iv)    consult with staff, consultants, or other individuals about pending or potential litigation;
(v)    comply with a specific constitutional, statutory, or judicially imposed requirement that prevents public disclosures about a particular proceeding or matter; or
(vi)    satisfy an exceptional reason, if at least two–thirds of the Commissioners present vote to find that the reason is so compelling that it overrides the general public policy in favor of open sessions.
(2)    The Annapolis Authority meeting in closed session under this section may not discuss or act on any matter not specified under paragraph (1) of this subsection.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division II - Housing Authorities › Title 13 - City of Annapolis › Section 13-108 - Actions Needing Approval in Open Meeting

(a)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, unless the action is approved in advance by the Annapolis Authority at an open meeting, the Annapolis Authority may not:
(1)    award a contract exceeding $5,000;
(2)    pay more than $350 for official travel, hotel, and meal expenses; or
(3)    pay more than $350 for items for personal use, including automobiles.
(b)    The Annapolis Authority may not reimburse a Commissioner or an employee for expenses incurred unless the reimbursement is approved in advance by the Annapolis Authority at an open meeting.
(c)    In an emergency, the Annapolis Authority or the Executive Director may award a contract exceeding $5,000 if the contract is brought before the Annapolis Authority for review at its next regularly scheduled meeting.
(d)    Money awarded or spent in violation of this section may be recovered by the Annapolis Authority or the City of Annapolis, as appropriate, from the person compensated, together with costs and reasonable attorney’s fees that the court determines.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division II - Housing Authorities › Title 13 - City of Annapolis › Section 13-109 - Purchases by Annapolis Authority

(a)    The Annapolis Authority shall adopt purchasing provisions that conform to the Code of the City of Annapolis.
(b)    All purchases by the Annapolis Authority that are not specifically regulated by federal procurement requirements shall be made:
(1)    as provided by the provisions adopted under this section; or
(2)    as approved by federal authorities.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division II - Housing Authorities › Title 13 - City of Annapolis › Section 13-110 - Budget

(a)    At least 30 days before submission of the proposed annual operating budget to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Annapolis Authority shall publish a brief summary of the proposed annual operating budget in at least two newspapers of general circulation in the City of Annapolis.
(b)    At least 2 weeks before the submission of a proposed annual operating budget, the Annapolis Authority shall hold an open meeting that gives the public an adequate opportunity to comment to the Executive Director of the Annapolis Authority and its Board of Commissioners.
(c)    At least 5 days before the open meeting required under subsection (b) of this section, the Annapolis Authority shall make the proposed annual operating budget available to the public.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division II - Housing Authorities › Title 13 - City of Annapolis › Section 13-111 - Annual Audit

(a)    Before March 1 of each year, the Annapolis Authority shall submit an audit of its books and records to the Mayor of Annapolis and City Council of Annapolis.
(b)    The audit shall:
(1)    be performed in accordance with the federal Single Audit Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 7501-7507;
(2)    follow generally accepted governmental auditing standards; and
(3)    be performed by an independent certified public accountant approved by the Annapolis Authority and by federal authorities.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division II - Housing Authorities › Title 13 - City of Annapolis › Section 13-112 - Prohibitions Against Exceptions to Local Laws

(a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a State public body may not make an exception for the Annapolis Authority to a law, a rule, a regulation, or an ordinance that:
(1)    operates in the City of Annapolis; and
(2)    relates to:
(i)    licensure; or
(ii)    the inspection of real property.
(b)    A State public body may, for the Annapolis Authority:
(1)    extend the time period, within an inspection cycle, for the reinspection of a unit that fails an initial inspection; or
(2)    waive a fee or fine that is associated with the licensure or inspection of real property.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division II - Housing Authorities › Title 14 - Anne Arundel County › Section 14-102 - Housing Commission of Anne Arundel County Established

The Housing Commission of Anne Arundel 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.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division II - Housing Authorities › Title 14 - Anne Arundel County › Section 14-103 - Membership

(a)    The Housing Commission of Anne Arundel County consists of seven Commissioners, appointed by the County Executive.
(b)    The term of a Commissioner is 4 years coterminous with that of the County Executive.
(c)    A Commissioner who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division II - Housing Authorities › Title 15 - Baltimore City › Section 15-101 - Definitions

(a)    In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “Baltimore Authority” means the Housing Authority of Baltimore City.
(c)    (1)    “Housing project” means a work or undertaking that is planned, acquired, owned, used, developed, constructed, reconstructed, rehabilitated, or improved to provide:
(i)    housing, of which a substantial part shall be for persons of eligible income; and
(ii)    streets, roads, sewers, water service, and other supporting public or private commercial, educational, cultural, recreational, community, or civic facilities that are needed for sound community development.
(2)    “Housing project” includes lands, buildings, improvements, and other real or personal property.
(d)    “Person of eligible income” means an individual or a family that lacks sufficient income or assets without financial assistance to live in decent, safe, and sanitary housing without overcrowding.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division II - Housing Authorities › Title 15 - Baltimore City › Section 15-103 - Findings

The General Assembly finds that:
(1)    in Baltimore City and in the area of operation of the Baltimore Authority there is unsafe and unsanitary housing, 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 of this shortage, persons of eligible income must occupy overcrowded and congested housing or must pay too much of their income for shelter;
(3)    these conditions require too much public money to be spent for public health and safety, fire and accident protection, crime prevention and punishment, and other public services and facilities;
(4)    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 do not compete with private enterprise;
(5)    the construction and operation of housing to remedy the conditions described in this section and the implementation of this title are valid public purposes and essential government functions for which public money may be spent; and
(6)    the provisions of this title are necessary in the public interest.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division II - Housing Authorities › Title 15 - Baltimore City › Section 15-105 - Powers of Baltimore Authority

(a)    In addition to the powers listed elsewhere in this Division II and any powers given by local law, the Baltimore Authority within its area of operation may:
(1)    make mortgage loans;
(2)    make rent subsidy payments to or for persons of eligible income;
(3)    make construction loans and long-term mortgage loans to any person to produce housing for persons of eligible income; and
(4)    purchase and insure mortgages secured by housing for persons of eligible income.
(b)    Not more than 80% of the residents of a housing project may have incomes above the levels for persons of eligible income.
(c)    The listing of powers in this section does not imply that the exercise of those powers by the Baltimore Authority before July 1, 1990, was unauthorized.
(d)    The power of the Baltimore Authority to rent housing to persons of eligible income is not limited by § 12-402 of this article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division II - Housing Authorities › Title 15 - Baltimore City › Section 15-108 - Baltimore Authority Police Force

(a)    In this section, “Baltimore Authority police officer” means a member of the Housing Authority of Baltimore City Police Force who, when acting in an official capacity, may make arrests.
(b)    There is a Housing Authority of Baltimore City Police Force.
(c)    The Executive Director of the Baltimore Authority or the Director’s designee shall appoint the Baltimore Authority police officers.
(d)    (1)    A Baltimore Authority police officer has all of the powers of a law enforcement officer in the State.
(2)    A Baltimore Authority police officer may exercise these powers on property that is owned, leased, operated by, or under the control of the Baltimore Authority.
(3)    A Baltimore Authority police officer may exercise these powers elsewhere only if:
(i)    doing so is necessary to facilitate the orderly flow of traffic to or from property that is owned, leased, operated by, or under the control of the Baltimore Authority; or
(ii)    the officer is:
1.    ordered to do so by the Mayor of Baltimore City;
2.    asked or authorized to do so by the Police Commissioner of Baltimore City; or
3.    engaged in fresh pursuit of a suspected offender.
(e)    (1)    The Baltimore Authority shall adopt standards, qualifications, and prerequisites of character, training, education, human and public relations, experience, and performance for Baltimore Authority police officers.
(2)    To the extent feasible, the standards shall be similar to those adopted for the Baltimore City Police Department.
(f)    (1)    This section does not:
(i)    treat a Baltimore Authority police officer as a member of the Baltimore City Police Department; or
(ii)    affect the salary, benefits, or retirement program of an employee of the Baltimore Authority.
(2)    The list of powers in this section does not imply that the exercise of powers by the Baltimore Authority before July 1, 1991, was unauthorized.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division II - Housing Authorities › Title 15 - Baltimore City › Section 15-109 - Employee Relations

(a)    (1)    The Baltimore Authority may recognize and engage in collective bargaining with the exclusive bargaining representatives of all appropriate employee bargaining units, including units consisting of:
(i)    maintenance, housekeeping, and technical personnel;
(ii)    administrative and clerical personnel; and
(iii)    supervisory personnel.
(2)    The power under paragraph (1) of this section includes the power of the Baltimore Authority to:
(i)    deal with and, through an exclusive bargaining representative, address grievances and settle disputes;
(ii)    meet and bargain in good faith with an exclusive bargaining representative about wages, hours, working conditions, and other terms and conditions of employment to form a binding labor agreement; and
(iii)    draft and execute labor agreements that last not more than 3 consecutive fiscal years.
(3)    A bargaining unit under paragraph (1) of this subsection may not include:
(i)    confidential employees;
(ii)    contractual employees employed for less than 5 consecutive years;
(iii)    probationary employees;
(iv)    attorneys in the general counsel’s office;
(v)    supervisors, as defined in 29 U.S.C. § 152(11); or
(vi)    employees whose main responsibility is to manage or direct independently the assets and affairs of the Baltimore Authority.
(b)    The Baltimore Authority may engage in binding third-party arbitration of:
(1)    disputes over a term or condition of employment; and
(2)    grievances that relate to the interpretation or application of a written collective bargaining agreement, employment regulation, or work rule.
(c)    The Baltimore Authority may exercise any power that is necessary and appropriate to establish and implement a system of collective bargaining with its employees.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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

(a)    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.
(b)    A committee of the Commission is a public body for the purposes of the Open Meetings Act.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division II - Housing Authorities › Title 16 - Montgomery County › Subtitle 1 - Definitions; Organization and Administration of Montgomery Commission › Section 16-108 - Person of Eligible Income

(a)    An individual or family qualifies as a person of eligible income if the individual or family lacks enough income or assets without financial assistance to live in decent, safe, and sanitary housing without overcrowding.
(b)    (1)    The County Executive, or the County Executive’s designee, shall determine whether an individual or family qualifies as a person of eligible income.
(2)    For elderly individuals, individuals with disabilities, and other individuals or families with special needs, the County Executive or the County Executive’s designee may adjust the requirements for qualifying as a person of eligible income if the County Executive or designee considers that other standards are more appropriate to achieve the public purposes stated in this subtitle.
(3)    A determination made under this subsection is conclusive of the matters determined.
(c)    (1)    The County Executive may change the definition of “person of eligible income” by issuing a proposed regulation.
(2)    The regulation shall take effect only after a public hearing held in accordance with procedures established by the County Council.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division II - Housing Authorities › Title 16 - Montgomery County › Subtitle 1 - Definitions; Organization and Administration of Montgomery Commission › Section 16-109 - Substantial Part of Housing for Persons of Eligible Income

A substantial part of the housing in a housing project is deemed to be for persons of eligible income if:
(1)    after financing is provided by the Montgomery Commission, 50% or more of the housing units are occupied first by persons of eligible income;
(2)    20% or more of the housing units are for low-income persons who are assisted or who are eligible to be assisted with federal subsidies; or
(3)    the owners of the housing certify to the Montgomery Commission that they will make their best efforts to meet the standard under item (1) or (2) of this section.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division II - Housing Authorities › Title 16 - Montgomery County › Subtitle 1 - Definitions; Organization and Administration of Montgomery Commission › Section 16-110 - Assisted Family Housing

(a)    In this section, the terms “assisted family housing” and “moderate priced dwelling units” have the meanings stated in Montgomery County law.
(b)    This section does not apply to proposed scattered sites and moderate priced dwelling units:
(1)    that are acquired for assisted family housing;
(2)    that are proposed by the Montgomery Commission; and
(3)    for which a public hearing is not required under Montgomery County law.
(c)    (1)    The Montgomery Commission shall hold a public hearing on any assisted family housing it proposes and report in writing the findings and conclusions from the hearing.
(2)    At least 15 days before the hearing, the Montgomery Commission shall give notice of the hearing by a display advertisement in two newspapers of general circulation in the county.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division II - Housing Authorities › Title 16 - Montgomery County › Subtitle 1 - Definitions; Organization and Administration of Montgomery Commission › Section 16-112 - Financial Report

(a)    On or before November 30 each year, the Montgomery Commission shall issue a financial report for the previous fiscal year based on a certified audit.
(b)    The Montgomery Commission shall publish a summary of the financial report in at least two newspapers of general circulation in the county.
(c)    (1)    On or before December 15 each year, the Montgomery Commission shall publish on its website:
(i)    the financial report issued under subsection (a) of this section; and
(ii)    a full and complete copy of the certified audit report for the previous fiscal year.
(2)    Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, in performing the duties required under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Montgomery Commission shall publish all information in a public record that relates to a financial report or a certified audit report of which the Montgomery Commission is not specifically required to deny an inspection under the Public Information Act.
(3)    Paragraph (2) of this subsection may not be construed as a waiver of information that is protected by privilege.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division II - Housing Authorities › Title 16 - Montgomery County › Subtitle 1 - Definitions; Organization and Administration of Montgomery Commission › Section 16-113 - Audit

(a)    The County Executive and County Council may require an audit of the books of the Montgomery Commission.
(b)    To perform the audit, the County Executive and County Council may choose:
(1)    an independent certified public accountant licensed by the State; or
(2)    a firm of certified public accountants licensed by the State.
(c)    The Montgomery Commission shall pay for the audit out of its operating budget.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Housing and Community Development › Division II - Housing Authorities › Title 16 - Montgomery County › Subtitle 1 - Definitions; Organization and Administration of Montgomery Commission › Section 16-114 - Report of Certain Payment Data -- Searchable Website

(a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2)    (i)    “Payee” means a person that receives from the Montgomery Commission an aggregate payment of at least $25,000 in a single fiscal year.
(ii)    “Payee” does not include:
1.    an employee of the Montgomery Commission with respect to the employee’s compensation; or
2.    a retiree of the Montgomery Commission with respect to the retiree’s retirement allowance.
(3)    “Payment data” means, at a minimum, the following information for a particular fiscal year:
(i)    the name of each payee that received a payment from the Montgomery Commission;
(ii)    the location of the payee by postal zip code;
(iii)    the amount of the payment; and
(iv)    the purpose of the payment.
(4)    “Searchable website” means a website created in accordance with this section that allows a user to search and display payment data of the Montgomery Commission.
(b)    On or before December 1, 2021, the Montgomery Commission shall report payment data in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.
(c)    (1)    The Montgomery Commission shall develop and operate a single searchable website accessible to the public at no cost.
(2)    The searchable website shall allow a user to:
(i)    search payment data for fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter; and
(ii)    search by the following data fields:
1.    payee name; and
2.    payee zip code.
(d)    This section may not be construed to require the disclosure of information that is required to be kept confidential under federal, State, or local law.