Section 12-105 - Areas of operation for authorities.
§ 12-105. Areas of operation for authorities.
(a) Authorities of municipal corporations.- An authority of a municipal corporation or Baltimore City may:
(1) operate within its territorial boundaries; and
(2) without regard to location:
(i) administer rent subsidy payments and housing assistance programs for both eligible landlords and tenants;
(ii) own or manage housing projects in operation before January 1, 1990; and
(iii) develop, own, or operate a housing project at the request of and within the territorial boundaries of another political subdivision.
(b) Authorities of counties.-
(1) Anywhere in its county an authority of a county may:
(i) administer rent subsidy payments and housing assistance programs for both eligible landlords and tenants; and
(ii) own or manage housing projects in operation before:
1. January 1, 1990, if the authority is of Baltimore City; or
2. January 1, 1991, if the authority is of another county.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, an authority of a county may conduct its other operations within the county.
(3) An authority of a county other than Baltimore City may not conduct its other operations within a municipal corporation unless the governing body of the municipal corporation consents by resolution to its inclusion in the authority's area of operation.
[An. Code 1957, art. 44A, § 1-103(b); 2006, ch. 63, § 2.]