Ch. 124 1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Article - Environment

6-801.

(b) (1) "Affected property" means:

(i) A property constructed before 1950 that contains at least one
rental dwelling unit; or

(ii) Any residential rental property for which the owner makes an
election under § 6-803(a)(2) of this subtitle.

(2) "Affected property" includes an individual rental dwelling unit within a
multifamily rental dwelling.

(3) "Affected property" does not include property exempted under §
6-803(b) of this subtitle.

(t) (1) "Rental dwelling unit" means a room or group of rooms that form a
single independent habitable rental unit for permanent occupation by one or more
individuals that has living facilities with permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating,
cooking, and sanitation,

(2) "Rental dwelling unit" does not include:

(i) An area not used for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, or sanitation,
such as an unfinished basement;

(ii) A unit within a hotel, motel, or similar seasonal or transient

facility;

(hi) An area which is secured and inaccessible to occupants;

(iv) A common area which is not part of, or adjoining, a rental dwelling
unit within a multifamily rental dwelling; or

(v) A unit which is not offered for rent.

6-803.

(a) This subtitle applies to:

(1) Affected property; and

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, any residential rental
property, the owner of which elects to comply with this subtitle.

(b) This subtitle does not apply to:

(1) Property not expressly covered in subsection (a) of this section;

(2) Affected property owned or operated by a unit of federal, State, or local
government, or any public, quasi-public, or municipal corporation, if the affected
property is subject to lead standards that are equal to, or more stringent than, the risk
reduction standard established under § 6-815 of this subtitle; or

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