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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor
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Ch. 451
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(6) "Rental facility" means property containing 10 or more dwelling units
intended to be leased to persons who occupy the dwellings as their residences.
(7) "Senior citizen" means a person who is at least 62 years old on the
date that the notice required by § 11-102.1 of this title is given.
(b) A developer may not grant a unit in a rental facility occupied by a
designated household entitled to receive the notice required by § 11-102.1 of this title
without offering to the tenant of the unit a lease extension for a period of at least 3
years from the giving of the notice required by § 11-102.1 of this title, if the household
meets the following criteria:
(1) Had an annual income which did not exceed the income eligibility
figure applicable for the county or incorporated municipality in which the rental
facility is located, as provided under subsection (n) of this section;
(2) Is current in its rent payment and has not violated any other
material term of the lease; or
(3) Has provided the developer within 60 days after the giving of the
notice required by § 11-102.1 of this title with an affidavit under penalty of perjury:
(i) Stating that the household is applying for an extended lease
under this section;
(ii) Setting forth the household's annual income for the calendar
year preceding the giving of the notice required by § 11-102.1 of this title together
with reasonable supporting documentation of the household income and, where
applicable, of unreimbursed medical expenses or a written authorization for
disclosure of relevant information regarding medical expense reimbursement by
doctors, hospitals, clinics, insurance companies, or similar persons, entities, or
organizations that provide medical treatment coverage to the household;
(iii) Setting forth facts showing that a member of the household is
either [a handicapped citizen] AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY or a senior citizen
who, in either event, has been a member of the household for at least 12 months
preceding the giving of the notice required by § 11-102.1 of this title; and
(iv) Has executed an extended lease and returned it to the developer
within 60 days after the giving of the notice required by § 11-102.1 of this title.
(c) The developer shall deliver to each tenant entitled to receive the notice
required by § 11-102.1 of this title, simultaneously with the notice:
(1) An application on which may be included all of the information
required by subsection (b)(3) of this section;
(2) A lease containing the terms required by this section and clearly
indicating that the lease will be effective only if:
(i) The tenant executes and returns the lease not later than 60
days after the giving of the notice required by § 11-102.1 of this title; and
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