# Housing and Community Development (GHS)

## Title 12. Provisions of Statewide Applicability

### Subtitle 5. Powers and Limitations on Powers

#### Section 12-504

(a) An authority may exercise the powers that are granted by this Division II, even if economic competition is displaced or limited as a result.

(b) This section does not preempt or supersede the regulatory authority of a State unit under public general law.

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Md. Code Ann., Hous. & Cmty. Dev. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)