# Housing and Community Development (GHS)

## Title 2. Department of Housing and Community Development

### Subtitle 3. Miscellaneous Requirements

#### Section 2-301

On or before December 1, 2019, and each December 1 thereafter, the Department shall submit a report to the Governor and, in accordance with Sec. 2-1257 of the State Government Article, to the General Assembly on:

(1) with respect to financial assistance provided under Title 4, Subtitle 2 of this article:

  (i) the number of projects that qualified as business projects under Sec. 4-223 of this article;

  (ii) the location of each business project, including whether the business project is located:

    (1) in an area designated as a priority funding area under Sec. 5-7B-02 of the State Finance and Procurement Article; or

    (2) only in a qualified opportunity zone designated under Sec. 1400Z-1 of the Internal Revenue Code; and

  (iii) the amount of grants or loans provided for the development of each business project;

(2) with respect to the Strategic Demolition and Smart Growth Impact Fund established under Sec. 4-508 of this article:

  (i) the number and amount of grants and loans provided to government agencies and community development organizations during the immediately preceding fiscal year; and

  (ii) the location of each revitalization project for which a grant or loan was provided, including whether the revitalization project is located:

    (1) in an area designated as a Sustainable Community; or

    (2) only in a qualified opportunity zone designated under Sec. 1400Z-1 of the Internal Revenue Code;

(3) with respect to the Community Legacy Program established under Title 6, Subtitle 2 of this article:

  (i) the location of each community legacy project, including whether the community legacy project is located:

    (1) in a sustainable community; or

    (2) only in an eligible opportunity zone; and

  (ii) the amount of financial assistance provided for each community legacy project; and

(4) with respect to the Business Development Program established under Title 6, Subtitle 3 of this article:

  (i) the names of approved entities awarded financial assistance under that program;

  (ii) the location of the approved entity's operation, including whether the approved entity's operation is located:

    (1) in a priority funding area; or

    (2) only in an eligible opportunity zone; and

  (iii) the amount of each financial assistance award.

#### Section 2-302

(a) On or before December 1, 2023, and on or before December 1 every 5 years thereafter, the Department, in consultation with political subdivisions and housing authorities, shall submit a report to the Governor and, in accordance with Sec. 2-1257 of the State Government Article, to the General Assembly on:

  (1) the efforts by the State, political subdivisions, and housing authorities to promote fair housing choice and racial and economic housing integration, and the results of those efforts, delineated by county; and

  (2) any assessment of fair housing required under Sec. 3-114(d)(2) of the Land Use Article completed since the most recent report required under this subsection, including any assessment of fair housing completed or revised under the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development's most recently published Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule.

(b) The report required under subsection (a) of this section shall provide an update on the actions being taken by local jurisdictions to affirmatively further fair housing.

(c) The Department shall work in partnership with each local jurisdiction to jointly develop and complete a template to capture data in the jurisdiction related to affirmatively furthering fair housing.

#### Section 2-303

(a)

  (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

  (2) "Common ownership community" means:

    (i) a condominium, as defined in Sec. 11-101 of the Real Property Article;

    (ii) a cooperative housing corporation, as defined in Sec. 5-6B-01 of the Corporations and Associations Article; or

    (iii) a homeowners association, as defined in Sec. 11B-101 of the Real Property Article.

  (3) "Local common ownership community program" means a program operated by a local jurisdiction for the regulation or oversight of common ownership communities.

(b) The Department shall establish and maintain a website that provides information for individuals living in a common ownership community.

(c) The Department shall make publicly available on the website:

  (1) a hyperlink to the website of each local common ownership community program in the State;

  (2) information on statewide legislation enacted in the prior legislative session regarding the rights and responsibilities of individuals living in a common ownership community, including, for each bill that is enacted:

    (i) the bill title;

    (ii) the bill and chapter number;

    (iii) the effective date of the bill; and

    (iv) a hyperlink to the bill information on the General Assembly website;

  (3)

    (i) a summary of the requirements for the governing body of a common ownership community and for an individual seeking to install electric vehicle recharging equipment in a common ownership community under Sec. 5-6B-23.1 of the Corporations and Associations Article and Sec.Sec. 11-111.4 and 11B-111.8 of the Real Property Article;

    (ii) information on contractors, including specific information on contractors certified through labor-management training programs, and insurers for the installation of electric vehicle recharging equipment in a common ownership community; and

    (iii) a point of contact in the Department to assist individuals with questions relating to electric vehicle recharging equipment in common ownership communities; and

  (4) information on resources available to individuals living in common ownership communities to aid in dispute resolution between the individual and the common ownership community.

(d) The information required under subsection (c)(2) of this section shall be posted on the Department's common ownership community website on or before June 1 each year.

#### Section 2-304

(a)

  (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

  (2) "Approved housing counseling agency" means an organization that is approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide housing counseling services directly or through affiliates or branches.

  (3) "Community development organization" means an entity that meets the qualifications of Sec. 6-203 of this article.

  (4) "Housing counseling" means counselor-to-client assistance that addresses unique financial circumstances or housing issues and focuses on ways of overcoming specific obstacles to achieving a housing goal.

(b) As a condition on the receipt of funding from the Department from the Strategic Demolition Fund or the Baltimore Vacants Reinvestment Initiative for any project to construct, acquire, or rehabilitate residential property for single-family homeownership, a funding recipient shall provide information about the housing counseling services that are available through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to prospective residents before the execution of a contract to purchase the property.

(c) Housing counseling services offered under subsection (b) of this section shall be provided by housing counselors certified by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and employed by an approved housing counseling agency.

(d) In fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Governor shall appropriate $90,000 to be used by community development organizations to partner with approved housing counseling agencies providing housing counseling services under this section.

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