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LAWS OF MARYLAND

[Ch. 618

and sanitary accomodations to the proposed occupants
thereof, without overcrowding, (d) It shall not accept
any person as a tenant in any housing project if the
person 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, except that in the case
of families with three or more dependents under eighteen
years of age, such ratio shall not exceed six to one; 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 section or § 9 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 or
otherwise, free from all the restrictions imposed by this
section or § 9.

THIS SECTION HIT NOT BE CONSTRUED AS LIMITING THE
POWER OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF BALTIMORE CITY TO RENT
OR LEASE HOUSING OR HOUSING PROJECTS TO PERSONS OF
ELIGIBLE INCOME. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE
PHRASE "HOUSING OR HOUSING PROJECT" SHALL BE DEFINED AS
ANY UNDERTAKING OR PROJECT, OR PORTION THEREOF, INCLUDING
LANDS, BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS, REAL, MIXED AND
PERSONAL PROPERTIES OR INTEREST THEREIN THAT IS PLANNED,
ACQUIRED, OWNED, DEVELOPED, CONSTRUCTED, RECONSTRUCTED,
REHABILITATED OR IMPROVED FOR PURPOSES OF PROVIDING
DWELLING ACCOMMODATIONS, [[SOME OR ALL]] A SUBSTANTIAL
PORTION OF WHICH ACCOMMODATIONS SHALL BE FOR PERSONS OF
ELIGIBLE INCOME, AND SUCH STREETS, ROADS, SEWER AND
WATERLINES AND OTHER SUPPORTING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
FACILITIES INTENDED FOR COMMERCIAL, EDUCATIONAL,
CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL, COMMUNITY OR OTHER CIVIC PURPOSES
AS MAY BE DEEMED NECESSARY FOR SOUND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT.

FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "PERSONS OF ELIGIBLE
INCOME" SHALL MEAN PERSONS WHO INDIVIDUALLY OR AS PART OF
A FAMILY UNIT LACK SUFFICIENT INCOME OR ASSETS (AS
DETERMINED BY THE MAYOR OF BALTIMORE CITY OR HIS
DESIGNEE) TO ENABLE THEM, WITHOUT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE,
TO LIVE IN DECENT, SAFE AND SANITARY DWELLINGS WITHOUT
OVERCROWDING.