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MONTGOMERY COUNTY

Extraordinary rent increase shall mean an increase
in rent as authorized by Section 29—51b. of this Chapter,

Holdover tenant shall mean a tenant whose previous
lease has expired and who continues to occupy the same
dwelling unit.

Including shall mean including but not limited to.

Initial leasing period shall mean that period of
time covered by the first lease executed for occupancy of
a new dwelling unit as identified in Section 29-49c. of
Chapter 29 of the Montgomery County Code 1972, as
amended.

Non-monthly payment shall mean a nonrecurring or
one-time or irrregularly recurring charge or deposit of
money with the landlord by the tenant on or after the
entering into of a lease. Examples of such payments
could be swimming pool fees, air conditioning charges,
cleaning fees, security deposits, application fees,
credit investigation fees, and one-time pet or "doggie"
fees. Such payment may or may not be refundable upon the
expiration of a lease.

Person aggrieved shall mean a person whose personal
or property rights are adversely affected by the decision
of the Executive Director of the Montgomery County Office
of Landlord—Tenant Affairs, or his designee, or the
Montgomery County Commission on Landlord—Tenant Affairs.
The decision must not only affect a matter in which the
person has a specific interest or property right but his
interest therein must be such that he is personally and
specially affected in a way different from that suffered
by the public generally.

Prospective tenant shall mean any person who intends
to occupy or is seeking to occupy a dwelling unit for
living or dwelling purposes with the landlord's consent,
but is not a holdover tenant.

Rent, for the purposes of this Chapter, shall mean
the amount charged for the right to possession and use of
a dwelling unit, including any required recurrent charge
therefor and any required charge for the use of services
of property in connection therewith, and may include
non—monthly payments.

Rent payment interval shall mean the time period
within the term of a lease for which a rent payment must
be made to the landlord.

29—51. Rent adjustments, holdover tenants.