1. A. A sponsor or contractor may not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, or age, except with regard to age as permitted under the federal Housing for Older Persons Act, as amended from time to time, or other similar federal laws, in any aspect of the program , or in any aspect of employment by any borrower or contractor in connection with any property financed or assisted under the program.

2. B. Each sponsor and contractor shall comply with all applicable federal, State, and local laws and Department policies and programs regarding discrimination and equal opportunity in employment, housing, and credit practices, and drug and alcohol free workplaces, including:

   1. (1) Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended;
   2. (2) Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended;
   3. (3) The Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, as amended;
   4. (4) State Government Article, Title 20, Annotated Code of Maryland, as amended;
   5. (5) The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended;
   6. (6) The Department's Minority Business Enterprise Program, as amended; and
   7. (7) Executive Order 01.01.1989.18 Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace, and any Department or State regulations adopted or to be adopted to carry out the requirements of that Order.
3. C. Covenants implementing these requirements, including affirmative action measures, shall be included in appropriate agreements between the Administration and the sponsor or other appropriate parties.

Authority: Housing and Community Development Article, Title 4, Subtitle 2, Annotated Code of Maryland;
Executive Order 01.01.1992.27C

Effective date: June 22, 1992 (19:12 Md. R. 1132)

Regulation .01C amended effective November 20, 1995 (22:23 Md. R. 1799)

Regulation .02B amended effective November 20, 1995 (22:23 Md. R. 1799); November 29, 1999 (26:24 Md. R. 1856)

Regulation .03D, E, F amended effective November 20, 1995 (22:23 Md. R. 1799)

Regulation .04 amended effective January 2, 1994 (20:25 Md. R. 1942); November 20, 1995 (22:23 Md. R. 1799); April 5, 1999 (26:7 Md. R. 537)

Regulation .04G amended effective June 5, 1995 (22:11 Md. R. 818)

Regulation .06D amended effective January 2, 1993 (19:26 Md. R. 2283)

Regulation .07C, G amended effective November 7, 1994 (21:22 Md. R. 1873)

Regulation .09 amended effective November 20, 1995 (22:23 Md. R. 1799)

Regulation .09D amended effective November 7, 1994 (21:22 Md. R. 1873); November 29, 1999 (26:24 Md. R. 1856)

Regulation .10B amended effective November 20, 1995 (22:23 Md. R. 1799)

Regulation .11A amended effective January 2, 1994 (20:25 Md. R. 1942)

Regulation .12C amended effective November 20, 1995 (22:23 Md. R. 1799)

Regulation .14 repealed, Regulation .18 amended, and Regulations .15—.19 recodified to .14—.18 effective November 20, 1995 (22:23 Md. R. 1799)

Chapter revised effective March 31, 2003 (30:6 Md. R. 419)

Regulation .04J amended effective February 7, 2011 (38:3 Md. R. 151)

Regulation .09E amended effective April 19, 2010 (37:8 Md. R. 614); February 7, 2011 (38:3 Md. R. 151)

Regulation .18 amended effective March 16, 2015 (42:5 Md. R. 485)