{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-housing-and-community-development-7-306","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Housing and Community Development § 7–306","heading":"","body":"(a) In connection with a protected action, an owner:\n(1) may not terminate or alter the terms and conditions of a lease entered into before the effective date of the protected action;\n(2) may not interfere with the efforts of individual tenants to obtain housing subsidies or other public assistance;\n(3) may not discriminate based on source of income or receipt of a housing subsidy;\n(4) may not interfere with the rights of a tenant to occupy an assisted unit under an existing lease or applicable federal, State, or local law; and\n(5) shall cooperate with a tenant to execute all necessary documents to enable the payment of housing subsidies to or for the tenant.\n(b) If the owner has interfered with a tenant’s application for a housing subsidy or other public assistance, the nonpayment of any amount of rent for an assisted unit in excess of 30% of the tenant’s income is not grounds for the owner to terminate the lease or sue for possession of the leased property.","path":["Article - Housing and Community Development"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ghs\u0026section=7-306","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:07Z","sha256":"f48e05288be5286ba281fed9d1ef1cbac087ead592123075cc575345228977ba","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-housing-and-community-development-7-305","next":"us-md/md.-code-housing-and-community-development-7-307"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}