Maryland § 12-105

§ 12-105.

    (a)    An authority of a municipal corporation or Baltimore City may:

        (1)    operate within its territorial boundaries; and

        (2)    without regard to location:

            (i)    administer rent subsidy payments and housing assistance programs for both eligible landlords and tenants;

            (ii)    own or manage housing projects in operation before January 1, 1990; and

            (iii)    develop, own, or operate a housing project at the request of and within the territorial boundaries of another political subdivision.

    (b)    (1)    Anywhere in its county an authority of a county may:

            (i)    administer rent subsidy payments and housing assistance programs for both eligible landlords and tenants; and

            (ii)    own or manage housing projects in operation before:

                1.    January 1, 1990, if the authority is of Baltimore City; or

                2.    January 1, 1991, if the authority is of another county.

        (2)    Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, an authority of a county may conduct its other operations within the county.

        (3)    An authority of a county other than Baltimore City may not conduct its other operations within a municipal corporation unless the governing body of the municipal corporation consents by resolution to its inclusion in the authority’s area of operation.

    (c)    An authority created under § 12–208 of this title may conduct its operations in the area prescribed under its articles of organization.