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HOWARD COUNTY
Council Bill No. 19
AN ACT to add to the Howard County Code, 1972 a new
Section 26.107, title "Rent Relief in lieu of tax
credits," to Title 20, "Taxation and Public Credit,"
to establish pursuant to authority granted under HB
380 of 1974 Legislative Session of the House of
Delegates, a system of rent relief in lieu of tax
credits in the form of grants for certain tenants in
Howard County on the basis of income and age or
disability; to specify the nature and amount of such
grants; to set forth eligibility requirements for
such grants; to prescribe the procedure for
application for an administration of such grants; to
define words and phrases for the purposes of this
Section; and to provide penalties for the filing of
false or fraudulent claims, reports or statements
hereunder.
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF
HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND that a new Section 26.107, Title
"Rent Relief in lieu of tax credits," be and is hereby
added to Title 20, "Taxation and Public Credit," to read
as follows:
Section 26.107 RENT RELIEF IN LIEU OF TAX CREDITS
PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY GRANTED UNDER HB 380 OF 1974
LEGISLATIVE SESSION OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES, THERE IS
HEREBY ESTABLISHED A SYSTEM OF RENT RELIEF IN LIEU OF TAX
CREDITS IN THE FORM OF GRANTS FOR CERTAIN TENANTS IN
HOWARD COUNTY ON THE BASIS OF INCOME, AGE OR DISABILITY
AS HEREINAFTER SET FORTH.
A. DEFINITIONS
FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING
WORDS AND PHRASES SHALL HAVE THE MEANINGS RESPECTIVELY
ASCRIBED TO THEM:
(1) "AFFIDAVIT" SHALL MEAN THE AFFIDAVIT
REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED BY THE CLAIMANT WITH THE
APPLICATION FOR RENT RELIEF IN LIEU OF TAX APPLICATION
FOR RENT RELIEF IN LIEU OF TAX CREDITS;
(2) "APPLICATION" SHALL MEAN THE WRITTEN
REQUEST FOR RENT RELIEF IN LIEU OF TAX CREDITS SUBMITTED
BY A CLAIMANT TO THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE PURSUANT TO THIS
SECTION.
(3) "CLAIMANT" SHALL MEAN EVERY PERSON WHO
ACTUALLY RESIDES IN AND OCCUPIES A RENTAL DWELLING UNIT
IN HOWARD COUNTY MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS
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