# COMAR Title 05 — Department of Housing and Community Development

## Subtitle 24 — Energy Programs

### Chapter 01 — Leased or Rented Residences Benefiting from Weatherization Assistance

#### Regulation .04 Requirements Applicable to Building Owners.

*COMAR 05.24.01.04*

A. When a building owner obtains weatherization assistance for a low-income residential property, the benefits thereof, including utility bill reduction and preservation of affordable housing stock, must accrue primarily to tenants.

B. After a building owner obtains weatherization assistance for a unit of a low-income residential property, a building owner may not:

  (1) Increase rent for the unit as a result of the weatherization assistance; or

  (2) Terminate a lease or evict any tenant as a result of the weatherization assistance.

C. Violation of any part of this section by the building owner may result in the building owner being required to repay the Department for the low-income program’s share of the cost of the weatherization assistance.