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HOUSE BILL 150
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CF SB 166
By: Delegates Stewart, Amprey, Charkoudian, Feldmark, Foley, Holmes, Lehman,
R. Lewis, Moon, Palakovich Carr, Ruth, Shetty, Solomon, and Vogel
Introduced and read first time: January 16, 2023
Assigned to: Environment and Transportation
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
House action: Adopted
Read second time: March 9, 2023
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Housing and Community Development – Adaptive Reuse 2
FOR the purpose of establishing that adaptive reuse of existing buildings to create 3
affordable multifamily housing is an eligible use of certain financial assistance 4
provided by the Department of Housing and Community Development; requiring the 5
Department to notify applicants for certain financial assistance that adaptive reuse 6
is an eligible use of funds; and generally relating to the creation and financing of 7
affordable multifamily housing through the adaptive reuse of existing buildings. 8
BY adding to 9
Article – Housing and Community Development 10
Section 1–102 to be under the amended subtitle “Subtitle 1. General Provisions” 11
Annotated Code of Maryland 12
(2019 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 13
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15
Article – Housing and Community Development 16
Subtitle 1. [Definitions] GENERAL PROVISIONS. 17
1–102. 18
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(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANI NGS 1
INDICATED. 2
(2) “ADAPTIVE REUSE ” MEANS THE RETROFITTI NG AND 3
REPURPOSING OF AN EX ISTING BUILDING TO D EVELOP NEW DWELLING UNITS. 4
(3) “AFFORDABLE MULTIFAMIL Y HOUSING” MEANS A MULTIFAMILY 5
DWELLING WHERE ALL O R A PORTION OF THE D WELLING UNITS ARE RESE RVED FOR 6
INDIVIDUALS WHOSE HO USEHOLD INCOME IS LE SS THAN OR EQUAL TO A CERTAIN 7
LIMIT ON MAXIMUM HOU SEHOLD INCOME . 8
(B) (1) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THIS SECTION 9
APPLIES TO ANY PROGR AM OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT THAT AWARDS LOANS 10
THAT MAY BE USED TO DEVELOP AFFORDABLE M ULTIFAMILY HOUSING . 11
(2) IF THE LAWS OR REGULA TIONS GOVERNING A PA RTICULAR 12
PROGRAM ESTABLISH MO RE SPECIFIC RULES RE GARDING THE USE OF L OAN 13
PROCEEDS FOR ADAPTIV E REUSE, THE MORE SPECIFIC RU LES SHALL APPLY. 14
(C) (1) ADAPTIVE REUSE OF A P ROPERTY TO DEVELOP A FFORDABLE 15
MULTIFAMILY HOUSING IS AN ELIGIBLE USE O F THE PROCEEDS OF A LOAN COVERED 16
UNDER THIS SECTION . 17
(2) (I) THE SUBJECT TO SUBPARAGRA PH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH , 18
THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOTI FY APPLICANTS FOR A LOA N COVERED UNDER THIS 19
SECTION THAT ADAPTIV E REUSE OF A PROPERT Y TO DEVELOP AFFORDA BLE 20
MULTIFAMILY HOUSING IS AN ELIGIBLE USE O F LOAN PROCEEDS . 21
(II) THE NOTICE REQUIREMEN T UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF 22
THIS PARAGRAPH DOES NOT APPLY WHEN A N INDIVIDUAL APPLIES FOR A LOAN 23
UNDER A DEPARTMENT PROGRAM TH AT DOES NOT FOCUS ON HOUSING, INCLUDING 24
PROGRAMS WITHIN THE DIVISION OF NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION. 25
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 26
October 1, 2023. 27