WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                            Ch. 114

(L) "LEAD-FREE" MEANS AT OR BELOW A LEAD CONTENT LEVEL DEEMED TO
BE LEAD-FREE IN ACCORDANCE WITH CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY THE
DEPARTMENT BY REGULATION.
(M) "LEAD-SAFE HOUSING" MEANS A RENTAL DWELLING UNIT THAT:

(1)      IS CERTIFIED TO BE LEAD-FREE IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 6-804 OF
THIS SUBTITLE;

(2)      WAS CONSTRUCTED AFTER 1978;

(3)      IS DEEMED TO BE LEAD-SAFE BY THE DEPARTMENT IN
ACCORDANCE WITH CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT BY
REGULATION; OR

(4)      IS CERTIFIED TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH § 6-815(A) OF THIS
SUBTITLE AND:

(I)      IN WHICH ALL WINDOWS ARE EITHER LEAD-FREE OR HAVE
BEEN TREATED SO THAT ALL FRICTION SURFACES ARE LEAD-FREE;

(II)     IN WHICH LEAD PARTICULATE LEVELS ARE DETERMINED TO
BE WITHIN ABATEMENT CLEARANCE LEVELS ESTABLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT
BY REGULATION, WITHIN 15 DAYS PRIOR TO THE RELOCATION OF A PERSON AT
RISK TO THE RENTAL DWELLING UNIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH A QUALIFIED OFFER
MADE UNDER PART V OF THIS SUBTITLE; AND

(III)    WHICH IS SUBJECT TO ONGOING MAINTENANCE AND TESTING
AS SPECIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT BY REGULATION.

(N) "MULTIFAMILY RENTAL DWELLING" MEANS A PROPERTY WHICH
CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE RENTAL DWELLING UNIT.

(O) (1) "OWNER" MEANS A PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION, GUARDIAN.
CONSERVATOR, RECEIVER, TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR, OR LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE
WHO, ALONE OR JOINTLY OR SEVERALLY WITH OTHERS. OWNS, HOLDS. OR
CONTROLS THE WHOLE OR ANY PART OF THE FREEHOLD OR LEASEHOLD INTEREST
TO ANY PROPERTY, WITH OR WITHOUT ACTUAL POSSESSION.

(2)      "OWNER" INCLUDES:

(I) ANY VENDEE IN POSSESSION OF THE PROPERTY: AND

(II) ANY AUTHORIZED AGENT OF THE OWNER. INCLUDING A
PROPERTY MANAGER OR LEASING AGENT.

(3)      "OWNER" DOES NOT INCLUDE:

(I) A TRUSTEE OR A BENEFICIARY UNDER A DEED OF TRUST OR A
MORTGAGEE; OR

(II) THE OWNER OF A REVERSIONARY INTEREST UNDER A
GROUND RENT LEASE.

- 1309 -