# Housing and Community Development (GHS)

## Title 4. Division of Development Finance

### Subtitle 9. Maryland Housing Rehabilitation Program

#### Section 4-915

(a)

  (1) The Secretary shall set upper limits on the income that a family or individual may have to qualify as a family of limited income.

  (2) In setting the limits, the Secretary shall consider factors that include:

    (i) the portion of the total family income available for housing;

    (ii) the size of the family;

    (iii) the cost and condition of available housing;

    (iv) the ability of the family to compete successfully in the private housing market; and

    (v) relevant standards and definitions established for federal and State housing programs.

(b) The Secretary may waive income limits for a borrower or occupant seeking a Program loan to rehabilitate a building that the State historical preservation officer finds historically or architecturally significant.

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