1950

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 629

WHEN BOTH PARTIES TO A MARRIAGE SEEK TO BUY OR LEASE ANY

DWELLING.

(8)          TO REFUSE TO CONSIDER ALIMONY OR CHILD SUPPORT

AWARDED BY A COURT AND RECEIVED BY AN APPLICANT AS A VALID

SOURCE OF INCOME, WHERE THAT SOURCE CAN BE VERIFIED AS TO

ITS AMOUNT, LENGTH OF TIME RECEIVED, AND REGULARITY OF

RECEIPT.

(9)    TO REQUEST OR CONSIDER INFORMATION ABOUT BIRTH

CONTROL PRACTICES IN EVALUATING ANY PROSPECTIVE BUYER OR

LESSEE OF A DWELLING.

Nothing in the provisions of this subtitle shall be

construed__to bar any person from refusing to sell, rent or

advertise any dwelling which is planned exclusively for, or
occupied exclusively by, individuals of one sex, to any

individual of__the opposite sex, on the basis of sex.

Notwithstanding the__other provisions of this subtitle, a

person may sell, rent, or advertise any dwelling to aged or
elderly persons only, or if the dwelling is planned
exclusively for or occupied exclusively by a specified age

group.

With respect to sex discrimination and discrimination
on the basis of marital status alone, nothing herein shall

be construed to apply to the rental of rooms within any

dwelling in which the owner maintains his or her principal

residence or to the rental of any apartment in a dwelling

containing not more than five units and in which the owner
maintains his or her principal residence.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1978.

Approved May 16, 1978.

CHAPTER 630

(House Bill 844)

AN ACT concerning

State Prosecutor

FOR the purpose of making the office of State Prosecutor an
independent unit in the executive branch; amending
existing law to effectuate this purpose; and dealing
generally with the office of State Prosecutor. deleting

the requirement that the State Prosecutor turn certain

materials__over to a State's attorney in certain

instances;__and waiving a certain waiting period before

the State Prosecutor may prosecute a State's attorney.