Md. Code, Housing and Community Development § 4-1708
This is the official text of Md. Code, Housing and Community Development § 4-1708, part of Maryland’s Code, Housing and Community Development — governs housing programs and community development.
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§4–1708.
Official statutory text
(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.
(b) A technical assistance grant under this section shall be used to:
(1) help, train, and supervise owner–builders and self–help rehabilitators in self–help construction activities and techniques;
(2) help in project development, including:
(i) preparing plans for self–help housing;
(ii) preparing contracts for professional services;
(iii) applying for financing;
(iv) packaging applications for assistance;
(v) preparing subdivision maps;
(vi) reviewing engineering plans and specifications for construction and rehabilitation projects; and
(vii) complying with the requirements of political subdivisions and funding entities; and
(3) pay the administrative costs of providing technical assistance for the activity that the Department finances.
(c) A technical assistance grant may not be:
(1) used to purchase land, materials, tools, or construction equipment or to pay for construction costs; or
(2) awarded for a project of fewer than six dwellings.
(b) A technical assistance grant under this section shall be used to:
(1) help, train, and supervise owner–builders and self–help rehabilitators in self–help construction activities and techniques;
(2) help in project development, including:
(i) preparing plans for self–help housing;
(ii) preparing contracts for professional services;
(iii) applying for financing;
(iv) packaging applications for assistance;
(v) preparing subdivision maps;
(vi) reviewing engineering plans and specifications for construction and rehabilitation projects; and
(vii) complying with the requirements of political subdivisions and funding entities; and
(3) pay the administrative costs of providing technical assistance for the activity that the Department finances.
(c) A technical assistance grant may not be:
(1) used to purchase land, materials, tools, or construction equipment or to pay for construction costs; or
(2) awarded for a project of fewer than six dwellings.
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