1972 ARTICLE 44A

ber) which it deems necessary to provide safe and sanitary accommoda-
tions to the proposed occupants thereof, without overcrowding, (d) It
shall not accept any person as a tenant in any housing project if the per-
son or persons who would occupy the dwelling accommodations have an
aggregate annual income in excess of five times the annual rental of the
quarters to be furnished such person or persons; in computing the rental
for this purpose of selecting tenants, there shall be included in the rental
the average annual cost (as determined by the authority) to the occupants,
of heat, water, electricity, gas, cooking range and other necessary services
or facilities, whether or not the charge for such services and facilities is in
fact included in the rental, (e) It shall prohibit subletting by tenants.

Nothing contained in this or the preceding section shall be construed
as limiting the power of an authority to vest in an obligee the right, in
the event of a default by the authority, to take possession of a housing
project or cause the appointment of a receiver thereof or acquire title
thereto through foreclosure proceedings, free from all the restrictions im-
posed by this or the preceding section.
Cited in Matthaei v. Housing Authority, Daily Record. Jan. 5, 1940.

1937, ch. 517, sec. 11.

11. Any^; two or more authorities may join or co-operate with one
another in the exercise of any or all of the powers conferred thereby for
the purpose of financing, planning, undertaking, constructing or operating
a housing project or projects located within the area of operation of any
one or more of said authorities.

1937, ch. 517, sec. 12.

12. An authority shall have the right to acquire by the exercise of
the power of eminent domain any real property which it may deem neces-
sary for its purposes under this Article after the adoption by it of a resolu-
tion declaring that the acquisition of the real property described therein is
necessary for such purposes. An authority may exercise the power of
eminent domain in the manner provided in Article 33A of the Code of
Public General Laws of Maryland and acts amendatory thereof or supple-
mentary thereto; or it may exercise the power of eminent domain in the
manner provided by any other applicable statutory provisions for the
exercise of the power of eminent domain. Property already devoted to a
public use may be acquired in like manner, provided that no real property
belonging to the city, the State of ¹ any political subdivision thereof may be
acquired without its consent.

1937, ch. 517, sec. 13.

13. All housing projects of an authority shall be subject to the plan-
ning, zoning, sanitary and building laws, ordinances and regulations ap-
plicable to the locality in which the housing project is situated.

1937, ch. 517, sec. 14.

14. An authority shall have power to issue bonds from time to time
in its discretion, for any of its corporate purposes. An authority shall
also have power to issue refunding bonds for the purpose of paying or
retiring bonds previously issued by it. An authority may issue such types

1 The word "or" evidently intended.