Section 7-306 - Duties of owner in connection with protected action. - Maryland Statutes

§ 7-306. Duties of owner in connection with protected action.
 

(a)  In general.- In connection with a protected action, an owner: 

(1) may not terminate or alter the terms and conditions of a lease entered into before the effective date of the protected action; 

(2) may not interfere with the efforts of individual tenants to obtain housing subsidies or other public assistance; 

(3) may not discriminate based on source of income or receipt of a housing subsidy; 

(4) may not interfere with the rights of a tenant to occupy an assisted unit under an existing lease or applicable federal, State, or local law; and 

(5) shall cooperate with a tenant to execute all necessary documents to enable the payment of housing subsidies to or for the tenant. 

(b)  Interference with application for public assistance.- If the owner has interfered with a tenant's application for a housing subsidy or other public assistance, the nonpayment of any amount of rent for an assisted unit in excess of 30% of the tenant's income is not grounds for the owner to terminate the lease or sue for possession of the leased property. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 83B, § 9-109(1), (3)(i), (ii); 2005, ch. 26, § 2.]