{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-housing-and-community-development-4-1708","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Housing and Community Development § 4–1708","heading":"","body":"(a) The Department may award a technical assistance grant to a political subdivision or nonprofit organization to help families of limited income that are owner–builders or self–help rehabilitators.\n(b) A technical assistance grant under this section shall be used to:\n(1) help, train, and supervise owner–builders and self–help rehabilitators in self–help construction activities and techniques;\n(2) help in project development, including:\n(i) preparing plans for self–help housing;\n(ii) preparing contracts for professional services;\n(iii) applying for financing;\n(iv) packaging applications for assistance;\n(v) preparing subdivision maps;\n(vi) reviewing engineering plans and specifications for construction and rehabilitation projects; and\n(vii) complying with the requirements of political subdivisions and funding entities; and\n(3) pay the administrative costs of providing technical assistance for the activity that the Department finances.\n(c) A technical assistance grant may not be:\n(1) used to purchase land, materials, tools, or construction equipment or to pay for construction costs; or\n(2) awarded for a project of fewer than six dwellings.","path":["Article - Housing and Community Development"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ghs\u0026section=4-1708","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:07Z","sha256":"2b0991e2ada4c5dc97dc581cdf52bd5666a341ef0b74d139f07ba8dc1e2144f5","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-housing-and-community-development-4-1707","next":"us-md/md.-code-housing-and-community-development-4-1709"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}