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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 05.24.01.04" title_num="05" subtitle_num="24" chapter_num="01" heading="Requirements Applicable to Building Owners.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>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.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>After a building owner obtains weatherization assistance for a unit of a low-income residential property, a building owner may not:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Increase rent for the unit as a result of the weatherization assistance; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Terminate a lease or evict any tenant as a result of the weatherization assistance.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>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.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>