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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor
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(4) If you want to move out of your residence before the end of the 180-day
period or the end of your lease, you may cancel your lease without penalty by giving
at least 30 days prior written notice. However, once you give notice of when you
intend to move, you will not have the right to remain in your residence beyond that
date.
Section 2
Right to 3-year lease extension or 3-month rent payment
for certain [handicapped citizens] INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES and senior
citizens
The developer who converts this rental facility to a condominium must offer
extended leases to qualified households for up to 20 percent of the units in the rental
facility. Households which receive extended leases will have the right to continue
renting their residences for at least 3 years from the date of this notice. A household
may cancel an extended lease by giving 3 months' written notice if more than 1 year
remains on the lease, and 1 month's written notice if less than 1 year remains on the
lease.
Rents under these extended leases may only be increased once a year and are
limited by increases in the cost of living index. Read the enclosed lease to learn the
additional rights and responsibilities of tenants under extended leases.
In determining whether your household qualifies for an extended lease, the
following definitions apply:
(1) (I) ["Handicapped citizen" means a person with a measurable limitation
of mobility due to congenital defect, disease, or trauma.] "DISABILITY" MEANS:
(I) 1. A PHYSICAL OR MENTAL IMPAIRMENT THAT SUBSTANTIALLY
LIMITS ONE OR MORE OF AN INDIVIDUAL'S MAJOR LIFE ACTIVITIES; OR
(II) 2. A RECORD OF HAVING A PHYSICAL OR MENTAL IMPAIRMENT
THAT SUBSTANTIALLY LIMITS ONE OR MORE OF AN INDIVIDUAL'S MAJOR LIFE
ACTIVITIES; OR
(III) BEING REGARDED AS HAVING A PHYSICAL OR MENTAL IMPAIRMENT
THAT SUBSTANTIALLY LIMITS ONE OR MORE OF AN INDIVIDUAL'S MAJOR LIFE
ACTIVITIES.
(II) "DISABILITY" DOES NOT INCLUDE THE CURRENT ILLEGAL USE OF OR
ADDICTION TO:
L A CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE AS DEFINED IN §
5-101 OF THE CRIMINAL LAW ARTICLE; OR
2. A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE AS DEFINED IN 21 U.S.C. § 802.
(2) "Senior citizen" means a person who is at least 62 years old on the date of
this notice.
(3) "Annual income" means the total income from all sources for all present
members of your household for the income tax year immediately preceding the year in
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