Maryland Code, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 7-220
Terms Used In Maryland Code, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 7-220
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(2) The political subdivision shall make findings as to:
(i) the nature and incidence of protected actions;
(ii) the resulting hardship to and displacement of tenants; and
(iii) the scarcity of low-income and moderate-income rental housing.
(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, on finding that there is an emergency under this section, a political subdivision may enact a law, ordinance, or regulation to:
(i) grant to a designated household a right to an extended lease for a period in addition to that granted under § 7-214 of this subtitle; or
(ii) extend any other provision of this subtitle concerning extended leases.
(2) A political subdivision may not require that:
(i) more than 20% of assisted units in an assisted project be set aside for extended leases for designated households; or
(ii) the term of an extended lease for any household made a designated household by the political subdivision exceed 3 years.
(3) The political subdivision may require that the notice required under § 7-216(a)(3) of this subtitle be modified to disclose the effects of any actions taken under this section.
(c) Within 10 days after enacting a law, ordinance, or regulation in accordance with this section, a political subdivision shall send a copy to the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Housing and Community Development.