Ch. 311

LAWS OF MARYLAND

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

[(4)] (D) The terms and provisions for indoor
plumbing loans shall satisfy the requirements of § [11-702(c)(6)]
2-303(G) except that, in the case of owners occupied units, for
families of limited income whose incomes are lower than the
income limits established in [paragraph 11-702(c)(6)(iii)(1)] §
2-303(G)(3)(I), the Department may forgive the payment of all or
a portion of a deferred payment loan, if the Secretary determines
that the families of such lower incomes served by these loans do
not have sufficient income to repay all or a portion of the
principal amount of a loan.

[(i) (1)] 2-309. (A) The Livability Code Rehabilitation
Program is created within the Maryland Housing Rehabilitation
Program.

[(2)] (B) The Department shall operate the Program
and make loans from the fund for a rehabilitation project which
brings a building into conformance with a minimum livability
code.

[(3)] (C) To qualify for a livability code
rehabilitation loan, an owner of a building:

[(i)] (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;

[(ii)] (2) Must submit to the Department a
proposal to bring the building into conformance with the minimum
livability code; and

[(iii)] (3) Must demonstrate that the building
is in a political subdivision that:

[1.] (1) Before the adoption by the
Department of the State Minimum Livability Code, has an existing
housing code; or

[2.] (II) After the adoption of the State
Minimum Livability Code, has adopted:

[A.] 1. The State Minimum Livability
Code; or

[B.] 2. A local housing - Code containing
provisions that are equal to or exceed the provisions of the
State Minimum Livability Code.                                               

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