Maryland Department of Human Resources Section 17C
§ 17C.
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2) "Delinquent tenant" means any tenant of public housing who has been 30 or more days delinquent in paying the tenant's full monthly rent to a public housing authority.
(3) "Public housing" means any dwelling unit owned, leased, or managed by a public housing authority.
(4) "Public housing authority" means any of the public corporations created under Article 44A of the Code or their designees.
(b) If a recipient of Family Investment Program (FIP) assistance payments is a delinquent tenant, the Family Investment Administration, at the request of the local public housing authority, shall:
(1) Deduct the amount of the tenant's rent from the tenant's monthly FIP assistance payments on an ongoing monthly basis;
(2) Pay the amount deducted from the tenant's monthly assistance payments to the public housing authority or the housing authority's authorized agent; and
(3) Forward the remaining amount of the monthly assistance payments to the tenant.
(c) (1) If a court has established an escrow account under § 8-211 of the Real Property Article or a parallel provision of public local law for tenancies covered under subsection (b) of this section, a public housing authority shall notify the Family Investment Administration of the court action.
(2) Upon notification pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection or upon certification by an attorney of record representing the delinquent tenant in the court action that an order has been issued to establish an escrow account, the Family Investment Administration shall pay rent to the court so long as such an order is in effect.
(3) Any notification pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection shall include a list of all addresses covered by the court action.
(4) The public housing authority shall notify the Family Investment Administration when the court action has been resolved.
