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COUNTY LOCAL LAWS

modifies the terms, conditions, rules, regulations or any
other provisions concerning the use and occupancy of a
dwelling unit.

Notice. Notification in such manner and form as
shall be established by regulations promulgated by the
Commission; except, that these regulations shall not
conflict with the notice provisions contained in Article
21 of the Annotated Code of Maryland.

Office. The Office of Landlord—Tenant Affairs.

Person.                      An individual, corporation,

partnership, association, organization or any other legal
entity.

Rental facility. Any structure, or combination of
related structures and appurtenances, operated as a
single entity, including a trailer coach park (as defined
in Section 54—42 of the Montgomery County Code 1972, as
amended, and also known as a mobile home park), in which
the operator thereof provides for a consideration two or
more dwelling units; but shall not be construed to mean
any transient facilities such as boarding houses, tourist
homes, inns, motels, hotels, school dormitory, hospitals
or medical facilities; and any facilities operated for
religious or eleemosynary purposes; provided, however, in
the case of trailer coach parks (mobile home parks), the
provisions of subsections (b) and (t) of Section 29—26 of
this Chapter shall not apply.

Security deposit. Any payment of money, including
the payment of the last month's rent in advance of the
time it is due, given to a landlord against non-payment
of rent or damage to the leased premises.

Tenant. Any person who occupies a dwelling unit for
living or dwelling purposes with the landlord's consent.

Sec. 2. Severability.

The provisions of this Act are severable, and if any
provision, sentence, clause, section or part thereof is
held illegal, invalid, or unconstitutional, or
inapplicable to any person or circumstances, such
illegality, invalidity, unconstitutionality, or
inapplicability shall not affect or impair any of the
remaining provisions, sentences, clauses, sections, or
parts of the Act or their application to other persons or
circumstances. It is hereby declared to be the
legislative intent that this Act would have been adopted
if such illegal, invalid or unconstitutional provision,
sentence, clause, section or part had not been included
therein, and if the person or circumstances to which the