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<section number="13-147.3" name="Information and enforcement" law="code" slug="sec-13-147.3" node_id="PTIITI17PULOLAPRGECOMA_SUBTITLE_13HOPRST_DIV3LANARE_SD1GEPR_S13-147.3INEN">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), DPIE, and the Office of Community Relations (OCR) shall provide information about the requirements of this Subdivision on their respective websites, including, but not limited to, informing landlords, tenants, and the general public about the types of units subject to the provisions of this Subdivision and exempt from some or all of its provisions, petitions for capital improvements, substantial renovations, and fair return relief from Ordinance coverage. By January 1, 2026, DPIE shall provide a publicly available web portal that the general public can access and utilize to determine whether a particular rental property is subject to the limits of the rent increase allowance prescribed in Section 13-144 and whether the provisions of Sections 13-145, 13-146, or 13-147 are applicable to the property.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>DPIE shall email and post notice to license holders of the per annum limits on rent increases prescribed in this Subdivision within fifteen (15) days of its effective date.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>DPIE shall exercise the enforcement authority provided pursuant to Section 13-102 of Subtitle 13 and Section 1-123 of Subtitle 1 of this Code:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>This enforcement authority shall include the authority to impose fines for violations of the provisions of this Subtitle, including any regulations authorized by this Subdivision, including:</text>
      <level label="A">
        <text>The authority to impose a penalty in the amount of $1,000 for the first violation of the provisions of this Subdivision; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="B">
        <text>The authority to impose a penalty of an amount up to $5,000 for any subsequent violations of the provisions of this Subdivision; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="C">
        <text>Any penalty collected shall be evenly distributed between the Prince George's County Rental Assistance Program and the DPIE, and to pay for this Office.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
