Sec. 41A-1. Purpose of the Rental Assistance Program.

The purpose of this Article is to establish a Rental Assistance Program in the Department of Health and Human Services to assist eligible persons or households to pay the rent on dwelling units that are appropriate to their needs. The Council intends that the Rental Assistance Program be periodically modified by regulations adopted by the County Executive to meet changes in the level of appropriated funding, the anticipated number of households eligible for benefits, the current average costs of rental housing, and the extent to which the available funding can provide a useful level of assistance to benefit recipients.