PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

S.B. 804

(b)     The right of a lessee to deposit rent in an escrow account does not preclude
him from pursuing any other right or remedy available to him at law or equity and is in
addition to them.

(c)     Money deposited in an escrow account shall be released under the following
terms and conditions:

(1)     To the lessor on certification by the Appropriate local health authority
that the premises have been inspected and that all lead-based paint violations have been
corrected UPON COMPLIANCE BY THE LESSOR WITH THE APPLICABLE RISK
REDUCTION STANDARD; or

(2)     To the lessee or any other person who has corrected the lead-based
paint violations COMPLIED WITH THE APPLICABLE RISK REDUCTION STANDARD on
presentation of a bill for the REASONABLE costs of correcting the violations and a
certification by the appropriate local health authority that the premises have been
inspected and that all lead-based-paint violations have been corrected COMPLYING
WITH THE APPLICABLE RISK REDUCTION STANDARD.

(d)     A lessee may not be evicted, the tenancy may not be terminated, and the rent
may not be raised for a lessee who elects to seek the remedies under this section. It shall
be presumed that any attempt to evict the lessee, to terminate the tenancy, or to raise the
rent, except for nonpayment of rent to an escrow agent, within two months after the
certification that violations have been corrected COMPLIANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE
RISK REDUCTION STANDARD, is in retaliation for lessee's proceeding under this section
and shall be void.]

(E) THIS SECTION SHALL PREEMPT ANY PUBLIC LOCAL LAW OR ORDINANCE
CONCERNING THE DEPOSIT OF RENT INTO AN ESCROW ACCOUNT BASED UPON THE
EXISTENCE OF PAINT CONTAINING LEAD PIGMENT ON SURFACES IN OR ON A
RENTAL DWELLING UNIT IN THE STATE AND DISPOSITION OF THAT RENT.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1997.

May 22, 1997

The Honorable Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr.
President of the Senate
State House
Annapolis MD 21401

Dear Mr. President:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland Constitution, I have today
vetoed Senate Bill 804.

This bill repeals the supplemental State tax on the total amount bet annually on both
thoroughbred and harness racing.

House Bill 1196, which was passed by the General Assembly and signed by me on this

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