Section 12-105 - Areas of operation for authorities. - Maryland Statutes

§ 12-105. Areas of operation for authorities.
 

(a)  Authorities of municipal corporations.- An authority of a municipal corporation or Baltimore City may: 

(1) operate within its territorial boundaries; and 

(2) without regard to location: 

(i) administer rent subsidy payments and housing assistance programs for both eligible landlords and tenants; 

(ii) own or manage housing projects in operation before January 1, 1990; and 

(iii) develop, own, or operate a housing project at the request of and within the territorial boundaries of another political subdivision. 

(b)  Authorities of counties.-  

(1) Anywhere in its county an authority of a county may: 

(i) administer rent subsidy payments and housing assistance programs for both eligible landlords and tenants; and 

(ii) own or manage housing projects in operation before: 

1. January 1, 1990, if the authority is of Baltimore City; or 

2. January 1, 1991, if the authority is of another county. 

(2) Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, an authority of a county may conduct its other operations within the county. 

(3) An authority of a county other than Baltimore City may not conduct its other operations within a municipal corporation unless the governing body of the municipal corporation consents by resolution to its inclusion in the authority's area of operation. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 44A, § 1-103(b); 2006, ch. 63, § 2.]