WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                   Ch. 306

commitment from a lender to finance necessary improvements to
make the building structurally sound;

(ii) Must submit to the Department a proposal
for the necessary lead paint treatment which complies with the
Department of [Health and Mental Hygiene] THE ENVIRONMENT
requirements and procedures for lead paint abatement to provide a
lead-safe environment; and

(iii) Must reside in the building and be a
family of limited income or must rent at least two-thirds of the
dwelling units in the building to families of limited income.

(h) (1) The Indoor Plumbing Program is created within the
Maryland Housing Rehabilitation Program.

(2)  The Department shall operate the Program and make
loans for a rehabilitation project which provides for adequate
indoor plumbing from the fund under the provisions of this
section.

(3)  (i) To qualify for an indoor plumbing loan, an
owner of a building:

1.  Must reside in the building and be a
family of limited income, or must rent at least two-thirds of the
dwelling units in the building to families of limited income;

2.  Must own a building that is:

A.  Structurally sound; and

B.  In need of indoor plumbing pipes,
equipment, wells, septic tanks or other on-site sewerage system,
or connection to community water and sewerage systems, and have
no or incomplete indoor plumbing or an existing failing septic
system; and

3.  Must submit to the Department a
proposal for installation of the necessary facilities to provide
adequate and functional indoor plumbing for water and sewage
disposal systems, including any septic system, wells, or
connection to existing community sewer and water systems which
complies with the Department of [Health and Mental Hygiene] THE
ENVIRONMENT requirements and any and all other governmental
entities having jurisdiction over such systems.

(ii) If a building is not structurally sound,
to qualify for an indoor plumbing loan, the owner of the
building, in addition to the requirements of subparagraph (i) of
this paragraph, must provide a commitment from a lender to
finance necessary improvements to make the building structurally
sound.

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