HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(1) "Annual income" means the total income from all
sources, of a designated household, for the income tax year
immediately preceding the year in which the notice is given under
§ 11-102.1 of this subtitle, whether or not included in the
definition of gross income for federal or State tax purposes.
For purposes of this section, the inclusions and exclusions from
annual income are the same as those listed in Article 81, §
12F-l(a)(6), "gross income" as that term is defined for the
property tax credits for homeowners by reason of income and age,
BUT SHALL NOT INCLUDE UNREIMBURSED MEDICAL EXPENSES IF THE TENANT
PROVIDES REASONABLE EVIDENCE OF THE UNREIMBURSED MEDICAL EXPENSES
OR CONSENTS IN WRITING TO AUTHORIZE DISCLOSURE OF RELEVANT
INFORMATION REGARDING MEDICAL EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT AT THE TIME
OF APPLYING FOR AN EXTENDED LEASE.

(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 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, 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);

(2)  Is current in its rent payment and has not
violated any other material term of the lease;

(3)  Has provided the developer within 60 days after
the giving of the notice required by § 11-102.1 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 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 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; 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.