# Housing and Community Development (GHS)

## Title 4. Division of Development Finance

### Subtitle 29. Statewide Rental Assistance Voucher Program

#### Section 4-2914

(a) A family that receives a voucher under the State Program shall:

  (1) supply any information to the Department or the public housing agency necessary for the administration of the State Program;

  (2) notify the Department or the public housing agency before vacating the unit;

  (3) use the unit only as a principal place of residence; and

  (4) maintain all utilities that are not paid through the housing assistance payment.

(b) A family that receives a voucher under the State Program may not:

  (1) own the unit that the assistance is provided for;

  (2) commit fraud in connection with the State Program;

  (3) sublease or assign the lease or transfer the unit; or

  (4) allow anyone not on the unit lease to reside in the unit.

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