WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 174
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Chapter 174
(House Bill 150)
AN ACT concerning
Housing and Community Development – Adaptive Reuse
FOR the purpose of establishing that adaptive reuse of existing buildings to create
affordable multifamily housing is an eligible use of certain financial assistance
provided by the Department of Housing and Community Development; requiring the
Department to notify applicants for certain financial assistance that adaptive reuse
is an eligible use of funds; and generally relating to the creation and financing of
affordable multifamily housing through the adaptive reuse of existing buildings.
BY adding to
Article – Housing and Community Development
Section 1–102 to be under the amended subtitle “Subtitle 1. General Provisions”
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2019 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article – Housing and Community Development
Subtitle 1. [Definitions] GENERAL PROVISIONS.
1–102.
(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
INDICATED.
(2) “ADAPTIVE REUSE ” MEANS THE RETROFITTI NG AND
REPURPOSING OF AN EX ISTING BUILDING TO D EVELOP NEW DWELLING UNITS .
(3) “AFFORDABLE MULTIFAMIL Y HOUSING” MEANS A MULTIFAMILY
DWELLING WHERE ALL O R A PORTION OF THE D WELLING UNITS ARE RE SERVED FOR
INDIVIDUALS WHOSE HO USEHOLD INCOME IS LE SS THAN OR EQUAL TO A CERTAIN
LIMIT ON MAXIMUM HOU SEHOLD INCOME .
(B) (1) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THIS SECTION
APPLIES TO ANY PROGR AM OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT THAT AWARD S LOANS
THAT MAY BE USED TO DEVELOP AFFORDABLE M ULTIFAMILY HOUSING .
Ch. 174 2023 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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(2) IF THE LAWS OR REGULA TIONS GOVERNING A PA RTICULAR
PROGRAM ESTABLISH MORE SPECI FIC RULES REGARDING THE USE OF LOAN
PROCEEDS FOR ADAPTIV E REUSE, THE MORE SPECIFIC RU LES SHALL APPLY .
(C) (1) ADAPTIVE REUSE OF A P ROPERTY TO DEVELOP A FFORDABLE
MULTIFAMILY HOUSING IS AN ELIGIBLE USE O F THE PROCEEDS OF A LOAN COVERED
UNDER THIS SECTION .
(2) (I) THE SUBJECT TO SUBPARAGRA PH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH ,
THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOTI FY APPLICANTS FOR A LOAN COVERED UNDER T HIS
SECTION THAT ADAPTIV E REUSE OF A PROPERT Y TO DEVELOP AFFORDA BLE
MULTIFAMILY HOUSING IS AN ELIGIBLE USE OF LOAN PROCEEDS .
(II) THE NOTICE REQUIREMEN T UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF
THIS PARAGRAPH DOES NOT APPLY WHEN AN IN DIVIDUAL APPLIES FOR A LOAN
UNDER A DEPARTMENT PROGRAM TH AT DOES NOT FOCUS ON HOUSING, INCLUDING
PROGRAMS WITHIN THE DIVISION OF NEIGHBORHOO D REVITALIZATION.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 2023.
Approved by the Governor, April 24, 2023.