COUNTY LOCAL LAWS

decisions on extraordinary rent increase
applications within a specified time; to provide
that an extraordinary rent increase shall not be
approved if there are outstanding Housing Code
violations in existence for the facility in
question; to authorize conciliation of rent control
disputes by the Executive Director and the staff of
the Office of Landlord—Tenant Affairs; to specify
the procedure for reporting rent control violations;
to specify conditions which must be complied with by
landlords relating to the inclusion of escalator
clauses in leases and the implementation of rent
increases in accordance with such clauses; to
authorize the Executive Director of the Office of
Landlord-Tenant Affairs to develop regulations for
adoption by the County Executive to implement the
system of rent controls; to require the promulgation
of regulations governing hearings by the Executive
Director or his designee; to authorize the study of
the rental housing market and the financial impact
of various levels of rent; to extend the system of
rent controls until December 31, 1977; to authorize
the County Executive to enter into agreements with
incorporated municipalities concerning costs of
administration of the implementation of the rent
control law in those municipalities which seek to
bring themselves under the provisions of this law;
and to make certain technical changes and other
modifications consistent with the other amendments
hereinbefore enumerated.

Chapter 30

ACT to amend Article 1, title, "In General," of
Chapter 21, title "Fire and Rescue Services,"
Montgomery County Code 1972 by repealing and
re-enacting, with amendments, Section 21—3(a), title
"Eligibility," and Section 21-3(f), title "Active
Service Standards," to provide that any member of
the Montgomery County Fire/Rescue Service who is
certified as an active volunteer member on August
15, 1965, or who subsequent to such date is
certified as an active volunteer member, shall be
eligible to participate in the length of service
award program except that any volunteer member who
had completed twenty-five (25) years of creditable
active service prior to August 15, 1965, and still
was a member in good standing shall be considered
eligible even if he was not still active on August
15, 1965, and to further provide that benefits for
members made eligible by amendment to Section 21-3
(a) shall commence July 1, 1975, and to provide that
members elected to serve as delegates to the Fire
Board or to Boards of Directors/Trustees of a Fire
Department or Rescue Squad shall be eligible to