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was delivered to the proper person by the U. S. Mail.

b.    If any notice is sent by U. S.
registered mail:

i. The registration is presumptive
evidence that the notice was delivered to the party to
which addressed; and

ii. The date of registration is
considered to be the postmark date,

c.    If any notice or filing is sent by U. S.
certified mail and the sender's receipt is postmarked by
the postal employee to whom the document is presented:

i. The sender's receipt is
presumptive evidence that the notice, statement, or other
document was delivered to the party thereon indicated;
and

ii. The date of the postmark is
considered to be the postmark date.

29—73. Time for performance of acts where last day
fails on Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.

When the last day for performing any act
prescribed under this Article, or any order of the Office
of Landlord—Tenant Affairs or Commission on Landlord-
Tenant Affairs issued pursuant to this Article falls on a
Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the performance of
that act is considered to be timely if it is performed on
the next succeeding day which is not a Saturday, Sunday,
or a legal holiday. For the purposes of this Article,
the last day for the performance of any act shall be
determined by including any authorized extension of time.
As used in this section, "legal holiday" means a legal
holiday in Montgomery County, Maryland.

29—74. Violation of article; penalties; enforcement.

a. It shall be unlawful and a violation of
this Chapter for any landlord to charge, demand, or
receive any rent for any dwelling unit covered by this
Chapter in excess of the amount of rent permitted for
such dwelling unit by operation of this Article or the
regulations implementing the system of rent established
hereunder. Any landlord who charges, demands, or
receives such rent or any landlord or other person who
violates any provision of this Article or any regulation
implementing this Article shall be in violation of this
Chapter and deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon
conviction, shall be subject to a fine not exceeding One