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<section article="ghs" article_name="Housing and Community Development" number="5-102" title_number="5" title_name="Office of Tenant and Landlord Affairs" subtitle_number="1">
  <level label="a">
    <text>There is an Office of  Tenant and Landlord Affairs in the Department.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The purpose of the Office is to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>ensure that tenants have access to educational resources to aid in understanding and exercising the tenants’ rights under State law;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>provide tenants with information on how to report a violation of their legal rights as tenants and facilitate referrals of reported violations to appropriate enforcement agencies;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>provide tenants with information on how to obtain financial counseling; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>notify appropriate authorities regarding housing discrimination and other unfair or illegal housing practices.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
