Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 14 - INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
Subtitle 03 - COMMISSION ON HUMAN RELATIONS
Chapter 14.03.04 - Fair Housing Regulations
Section 14.03.04.03 - Definitions
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 14.03.04.03
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. In this chapter, the following words have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Accessible" means the public or common
use areas of a building can be approached, entered, and used by individuals
with physical disabilities and comply with the appropriate requirements of the
American National Standard, "Specifications for Making Buildings and Facilities
Accessible to and Usable by Physically Disabled People" (ANSI A117.1-1980), as
incorporated by reference in COMAR
05.02.02.05B, or
another standard that affords disabled persons access equivalent to or greater
than that required by ANSI A117.1.
(2) "Accessible route" means a continuous
unobstructed path connecting accessible elements and spaces in a building or
within a site that can be negotiated by an individual with a disability using a
wheelchair, in addition to being safe for and usable by people with other
disabilities.
(3) "Agent" or
"broker" means a person authorized to perform an action on behalf of another
person or acting with apparent authority regarding any matter related to the
sale or rental of dwellings.
(4)
"Aggrieved person" has the meaning stated in State Government Article, §
20-1020(b),
Annotated Code of Maryland.
(5)
"ANSI A117.1-1980" means the American National Standard, "Specifications for
Making Buildings and Facilities Accessible to and Usable by Physically
Handicapped People", as incorporated by reference in COMAR
05.02.02.05B.
(6) "Commission" means the
Maryland Commission on Human Relations.
(7) "Complaint" has the meaning stated in
COMAR 14.03.01.02A.
(8) "Complainant" has the meaning
stated in State Government Article, §
20-101(c),
Annotated Code of Maryland.
(9)
"Conciliation" has the meaning stated in State Government Article, §
20-1020(c),
Annotated Code of Maryland.
(10)
"Conciliation agreement" has the meaning stated in State Government Article,
§
20-1020(d),
Annotated Code of Maryland.
(11)
"Charge" means a written statement prepared by the Commission's general counsel
and issued under State Government Article, §
20-1025(b)(2),
Annotated Code of Maryland, which contains a factual allegation or allegations
of an unlawful discriminatory housing practice or practices.
(12) "Covered multifamily dwelling" has the
meaning stated in State Government Article, §
20-706(a),
Annotated Code of Maryland.
(13)
Disability.
(a) "Disability" has the meaning
stated in State Government Article, §
20-701(b),
Annotated Code of Maryland.
(b)
"Disability" does not include current illegal use of, or addiction to, a
controlled dangerous substance defined under Criminal Law Article, §
5-101, Annotated Code of
Maryland.
(14)
"Discriminatory housing practice" has the meaning stated in State Government
Article, §
20-701(c),
Annotated Code of Maryland.
(15)
"Dwelling" has the meaning stated in State Government Article, §
20-701(d),
Annotated Code of Maryland.
(16)
Dwelling Unit.
(a) "Dwelling unit" means a
single unit of residence for one or more individuals.
(b) "Dwelling unit" includes:
(i) A single family home;
(ii) An apartment unit within an apartment
building; and
(iii) Other types of
dwellings in which sleeping accommodations are provided but toileting or
cooking facilities are shared by occupants of more than one room, portion of
the dwelling, or rooms within which people sleep, for example, dormitory rooms,
sleeping accommodations in shelters intended for occupancy, and a residence for
homeless persons.
(17) "Executive Director" has the meaning
stated in COMAR
14.03.01.02B.
(18) "Familial status" has the
meaning stated in State Government Article, §
20-701(e),
Annotated Code of Maryland.
(19)
"Family" has the meaning stated in State Government Article, §
20-701(f),
Annotated Code of Maryland.
(20)
"Housing for older persons" has the meaning stated in State Government Article,
§
20-704(c)(1),
Annotated Code of Maryland.
(21)
"Human Relations Commission" has the meaning stated in COMAR
14.03.01.02C.
(22) "In the business of selling
or renting a dwelling" has the meaning stated in State Government Article,
§
20-701(g),
Annotated Code of Maryland.
(23)
"Investigator" has the meaning stated in COMAR
14.03.01.02D.
(24) Landlord.
(a) "Landlord" means anyone other than the
occupant of real property, who attempts to control or controls the use of the
property under claim or right arising out of an ownership interest in the real
property by that person or another person for whom that person acts.
(b) "Landlord" includes owners of rental
property, trustees, receivers, persons controlling the common areas used in
connection with condominiums, homeowners associations, and agents or others
acting in the interest of any of these persons.
(25) "Marital status" has the meaning stated
in State Government Article, §
20-701(h),
Annotated Code of Maryland.
(26)
"Notice" has the meaning stated in COMAR
14.03.01.02E.
(27) "Offices of the Commission"
has the meaning stated in COMAR
14.03.01.02F.
(28) "Party" has the meaning
stated in COMAR
14.03.01.02G.
(29) "Person" has the meaning
stated in State Government Article, §
1-101, Annotated
Code of Maryland.
(30) "Prevailing
party" has the meaning stated in State Government Article, §
20-1020(f),
Annotated Code of Maryland.
(31)
"Proceeding" means a conference, meeting, hearing, investigation, inquiry, or
other fact-finding or decision-making procedure, including the dismissal of a
complaint.
(32) "Real property"
includes dwellings, parking lots, interests in real estate corporeal or
incorporeal, tenements, leaseholds, cooperatives, condominiums, and
hereditaments.
(33) "Residential
real estate related transaction" has the meaning stated in State Government
Article, §
20-707(a),
Annotated Code of Maryland.
(34)
"Respondent" has the meaning stated in State Government Article, §
20-101(e),
Annotated Code of Maryland.
(35)
"Sexual orientation" means the identification of an individual as to male or
female homosexuality, heterosexuality, or bisexuality.
(36) "Time" has the meaning stated in COMAR
14.03.01.02I.
(37) "To rent" has the meaning
stated in State Government Article, §
20-701(i),
Annotated Code of Maryland.
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