{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-housing-and-community-development-12-501","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Housing and Community Development § 12–501","heading":"","body":"An authority is a public body corporate and politic that:\n(1) exercises public and essential governmental functions; and\n(2) has all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this Division II.","path":["Article - Housing and Community Development"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ghs\u0026section=12-501","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:07Z","sha256":"cf146d286464b6de2e41ebc90b0e701273686f741f5599db63d759c163f044fa","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-housing-and-community-development-12-405","next":"us-md/md.-code-housing-and-community-development-12-502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}