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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 2-7 Water-for-All Program – Application for Program.">
  <section prefix="§" num="2-7" heading="Water-for-All Program – Application for Program.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="How submitted.">A customer may submit a Water-for-All Discount Program application to the Department online, in person, or by mail.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Requisites for complete application.">Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, a complete application, signed and dated by the customer or the customer’s authorized representative, must include:<para num="(1)">the names of all household members;</para>
      <para num="(2)">the estimated annual household income for the current calendar year;</para>
      <para num="(3)">if the applicant is a tenant:<para num="(i)">a statement, separately signed and dated by the customer or the customer’s authorized representative, that the tenant is a tenant-water-utility customer;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">the name and address of the landlord; and</para>
        <para num="(iii)">if applicable, verification that the tenant pays a separate amount for water or wastewater services to the landlord (&lt;em&gt;e.g.&lt;/em&gt;, by copy of the rental or lease agreement so indicating);</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(4)">a statement, separately signed and dated by all members of the household whose income will be evaluated for the Program, allowing the Director to obtain verification, through any appropriate sources, about statements made or documents presented by members of the household whose income will be evaluated for the Program during the application process;</para>
      <para num="(5)">a certification:<para num="(i)">that the recipient will notify the Department immediately if the actual annual household income exceeds the amount stated in the application; and</para>
        <para num="(ii)">that, if the actual income renders the recipient ineligible, the recipient will fully and promptly cooperate  with the Department in its efforts, under &lt;cite data-path="|24|§2-11|(c)"&gt;§ 2-11(c) {“Water-for-All ... – Midyear ineligibility”} of this subtitle&lt;/cite&gt;, to recover credits distributed for any period of ineligibility; and</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(6)">a certification, separately signed and dated by the applicant or the applicant’s authorized representative, that all answers to the questions and items on the application form are true and accurate to the best of the applicant’s knowledge.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Verification.">On request by the Director for good cause, the applicant shall:<para num="(1)">provide verification of the information provided on the application; and</para>
      <para num="(2)">submit for review the relevant Federal, State, or City income tax return or other acceptable evidence.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Exception for enrollees in certain State programs.">
      <para num="(1)">Instead of the application set forth in this section, an applicant who demonstrates that he or she is already a participant in any State program where eligibility is established by income of less than 200%  of the Federal government’s official guidelines, is deemed eligible for the Water-for-All Discount Program.</para>
      <para num="(2)">The Director shall provide a streamlined application process for these applicants and may not require any other income verification for Program eligibility.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 20-336</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
