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<section article="gen" article_name="Environment" number="6-1702" title_number="6" title_name="Toxic, Carcinogenic, and Flammable Substances" subtitle_number="17" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Dampness” means abnormal moisture in the interior of a facility, including:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Excessive humidity levels;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Lingering condensation;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Leaks;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Water damage; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>Musty or moldy odors.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <level label="i">
        <text>“Mold” means a form of multicellular fungi that lives:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>On plant or animal matter; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>In an indoor environment.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>“Mold” includes:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>Alternaria;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>Aspergillus;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>Cladosporium;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="4">
          <text>Fusarium;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="5">
          <text>Memnoniella;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="6">
          <text>Mucor;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="7">
          <text>Penicillium;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="8">
          <text>Stachybotrys chartarum; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="9">
          <text>Trichoderma.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>“Mold remediation” means:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Removing, cleaning, sanitizing, demolishing, or any other treatment performed to address a mold hazard, mold, or dampness; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Abatement of the underlying cause of a mold hazard, mold, or dampness.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Department, in coordination with the Maryland Department of Health, the Department of Housing and Community Development, the Maryland Department of Labor, and the Department of General Services, shall develop and update as necessary:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>A centralized website providing information about mold remediation and dampness; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Subject to subsection (c) of this section, an informational pamphlet on mold that includes:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Resources in the State relating to mold; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>How tenants can control mold growth in their unit.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Instead of developing a pamphlet under subsection (b)(2) of this section, the Department may use the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s “Brief Guide to Mold, Moisture and Your Home” pamphlet.</text>
  </level>
</section>
