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<section heading="Sec. 11A-5 Extended Leases - Regulations">
  <regulation heading="COMCOR 11A.05.01 Notice to Tenants of Extended Tenancy Provisions and Application Procedures">
    <subsection heading="11A.05.01.01 Notice to Tenants">
      <paragraph indent="2">1.1   Concurrently with the giving of the Notice of Intention to Create a Condominium as required by Section 11-102.1, Condominium Act, Real Property Article, Annotated Code of Maryland, the developer must give notice, in writing, to each tenant of the rights of certain elderly, handicapped, and low and moderate income tenants to extended leases as described in Section 11A-5 of the Montgomery County Code, as amended, and in Section 11-137 of the Real Property Article, Annotated Code of Maryland.</paragraph>
      <paragraph indent="0">1.2   The Notice must clearly describe:</paragraph>
      <paragraph indent="4">(1)   the terms of the extended tenancies, including but not limited to the length of the extensions, the provisions for rent increases during the period of extended tenancy, and the rights of the tenant to terminate an extension;</paragraph>
      <paragraph indent="4">(2)   the eligibility requirements for the extensions, including but not limited to an explanation of how priority for the extensions will be determined;</paragraph>
      <paragraph indent="4">(3)   the provisions for applying for extended tenancies, including but not limited to the deadline for application;</paragraph>
      <paragraph indent="4">(4)   the rights of tenants to relocation assistance, including but not limited to the right to moving expenses and the right of certain tenants to a payment equal to three (3) months rent; and</paragraph>
      <paragraph indent="4">(5)   any other information necessary to enable a tenant to determine whether and how he or she should apply for an extended tenancy. A specimen copy of that Notice must be filed with the Montgomery County Office of Consumer Affairs.</paragraph>
    </subsection>
    <subsection heading="11A.05.01.02 Severability">
      <paragraph indent="0">2.1   The provisions of this regulation are severable. If a court holds that a provision is invalid or inapplicable, the remainder of the regulation remains in effect.</paragraph>
    </subsection>
  </regulation>
  <regulation heading="COMCOR 11A.05.02 Condominium Leasing Practices">
    <subsection heading="11A.05.02.01 Definitions">
      <paragraph indent="0">1.1   Condominium; Condominium Regime. "Condominium" and "Condominium Regime" means property established as a condominium regime under Title 11, Real Property Article, Annotated Code of Maryland.</paragraph>
      <paragraph indent="0">1.2   Developer. "Developer" means any person who subjects his or her property to a condominium regime, or any person who is the successor in title to ownership of a unit in a condominium.</paragraph>
      <paragraph indent="0">1.3   Extended Lease. "Extended Lease" means a lease granted to a tenant under the provisions of Section 11A-5, Condominiums, Montgomery County Code.</paragraph>
      <paragraph indent="0">1.4   Rental Assistance. "Rental Assistance" means any payment received by a tenant from a local, State, or Federal government agency to be used toward the payment of rent.</paragraph>
    </subsection>
    <subsection heading="11A.05.02.02 Leasing Practices">
      <paragraph indent="0">2.1   A developer must continue to accept rental assistance from a tenant who is the subject of an extended lease.</paragraph>
    </subsection>
    <subsection heading="11A.05.02.03 Severability">
      <paragraph indent="0">3.1   The provisions of this regulation are severable. If a court holds that a provision is invalid  or inapplicable, the remainder of the regulation remains in effect.</paragraph>
    </subsection>
  </regulation>
</section>