1. (a) An authority of a municipal corporation or Baltimore City may:

   1. (1) operate within its territorial boundaries; and

   2. (2) without regard to location:

      1. (i) administer rent subsidy payments and housing assistance programs for both eligible landlords and tenants;
      2. (ii) own or manage housing projects in operation before January 1, 1990; and
      3. (iii) develop, own, or operate a housing project at the request of and within the territorial boundaries of another political subdivision.

2. (b)

   1. (1) Anywhere in its county an authority of a county may:

      1. (i) administer rent subsidy payments and housing assistance programs for both eligible landlords and tenants; and

      2. (ii) own or manage housing projects in operation before:

         1. 1. January 1, 1990, if the authority is of Baltimore City; or
         2. 2. January 1, 1991, if the authority is of another county.
   2. (2) Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, an authority of a county may conduct its other operations within the county.
   3. (3) An authority of a county other than Baltimore City may not conduct its other operations within a municipal corporation unless the governing body of the municipal corporation consents by resolution to its inclusion in the authority's area of operation.
3. (c) An authority created under § 12-208 of this title may conduct its operations in the area prescribed under its articles of organization.

Added by Acts 2006, c. 63, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2006. Amended by Acts 2011, c. 323, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2011.