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COUNTY LOCAL LAWS

charged in excess of similar payments made under leases
for comparable dwelling units in the same marketing area.

29—62. Determination of date of habitability.

For the purposes of this Article, in
determining when a dwelling unit first became habitable,
a Certificate of Occupancy or the date upon which the
dwelling unit was first actually occupied shall be
conclusive as to determining when the said dwelling unit
first became habitable.

29—63. Rounding.

Any rent (but not the component amounts
thereof) may be rounded to the nearest whole dollar by
the landlord, by eliminating any amount less than fifty
(50) cents and increasing any amount over forty-nine (49)
cents but not more than ninety—nine (99) cents to the
next higher whole dollar. As to dwelling units located
in rental facilities, if a landlord chooses to round his
rents he must round down as well as round up. As to
dwelling units which are one—family dwellings,
semidetached dwellings, or town houses, if a landlord
chooses to round his rents as to any one—family dwelling,
semidetached dwelling, or town house, he must round the
rent for all such dwelling units. If the base rent or a
rent increase is not a whole dollar amount, neither
amount can be rounded for the purposes of calculating an
increase in rent. However, once a rent has been
increased, the increased rent may be rounded in
calculating any subsequent rent increases.

29—64. Rent adjustment notification procedures.

a. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Article, no landlord may charge, offer to charge, or
give notice of intent to charge an increase in rent for a
rent payment interval (converted to a monthly basis)
above that charged or chargeable for the rent payment
interval (converted to a monthly basis) immediately
preceding the effective date of the increase unless he
has complied with this Section.

b. The landlord shall notify each tenant of
any proposed rent increase at least thirty (30) days
before the date upon which the increase is to become
effective. The landlord shall provide to each
prospective tenant, upon request, the same information as
that required to be given to a tenant under this Section.
The landlord shall certify to the prospective tenant that
the information is in compliance with the Montgomery
County rent control laws.