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CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 1A. STRUCTURE OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 2. ADMINISTRATION - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 2B. AGRICULTURAL LAND PRESERVATION - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 3. AIR QUALITY CONTROL - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 3A. ALARMS - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 5. ANIMAL CONTROL - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 8. BUILDINGS - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 8A. CABLE COMMUNICATIONS - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 10B. COMMON OWNERSHIP COMMUNITIES - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 11. CONSUMER PROTECTION - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 11A. CONDOMINIUMS - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 11B. CONTRACTS AND PROCUREMENT - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 13. DETENTION CENTERS AND REHABILITATION FACILITIES - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 15. EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENTS - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 16. ELECTIONS - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 17. ELECTRICITY - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 18A. ENERGY POLICY - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 19. EROSION, SEDIMENT CONTROL AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 19A. ETHICS - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 20 FINANCE - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 21 FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 22. FIRE SAFETY CODE - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 22A. FOREST CONSERVATION - TREES - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 23A. GROUP HOMES - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 24. HEALTH AND SANITATION - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 24A. HISTORIC RESOURCES PRESERVATION - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 24B. HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATIONS - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 25. HOSPITALS, SANITARIUMS, NURSING AND CARE HOMES - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 25A. HOUSING, MODERATELY PRICED - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 25B. HOUSING POLICY - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 26. HOUSING AND BUILDING MAINTENANCE STANDARDS - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 27. HUMAN RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 27A. INDIVIDUAL WATER SUPPLY AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL FACILITIES - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 29. LANDLORD-TENANT RELATIONS - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 30. LICENSING AND REGULATIONS GENERALLY - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 30C. MOTOR VEHICLE TOWING AND IMMOBILIZATION ON PRIVATE PROPERTY - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 31. MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 31A. MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR AND TOWING REGISTRATION - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 31B. NOISE CONTROL - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 31C. NEW HOME BUILDER AND SELLER REGISTRATION AND WARRANTY - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 33. PERSONNEL AND HUMAN RESOURCES - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 33B. PESTICIDES - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 35. POLICE - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 36. POND SAFETY - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 38A. RADIO, TELEVISION AND ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE INSTALLATION AND REPAIRS - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 40. REAL PROPERTY - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 41. RECREATION AND RECREATION FACILITIES - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 41A. RENTAL ASSISTANCE - REGULATIONS
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CHAPTER 42A. RIDESHARING AND TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 44. SCHOOLS AND CAMPS - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 44A. SECONDHAND PERSONAL PROPERTY - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 45. SEWERS, SEWAGE DISPOSAL AND DRAINAGE - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 47. VENDORS - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 48. SOLID WASTES - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 49. STREETS AND ROADS - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 50. SUBDIVISION OF LAND - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 51 SWIMMING POOLS - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 51A. TANNING FACILITIES - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 52. TAXATION - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 53. TAXICABS - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 53A. TENANT DISPLACEMENT - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 54. TRANSIENT LODGING FACILITIES - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 55. TREE CANOPY - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 56. URBAN RENEWAL AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 56A. VIDEO GAMES - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 57. WEAPONS - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 59. ZONING - REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 60. SILVER SPRING, BETHESDA, WHEATON AND MONTGOMERY HILLS PARKING LOT DISTRICTS - REGULATIONS
MISCELLANEOUS MONTGOMERY COUNTY REGULATIONS
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SEC. 41A-5 RENTAL ASSISTANCE BENEFITS — REGULATIONS
COMCOR 41A.05.01 Requirements for the Rental Assistance Program
41A.05.01.01 Definitions
1.1   Definitions
   In this regulation, unless more specifically defined, the following words have the meanings stated:
   a.   Applicant means a person, other than a recipient, who applies for benefits on behalf of a household. An applicant must be at least 18 years old, reside at the application rental unit and be a member of the household.
   b.   1.   Asset means any property or interest in property, including:
         A.   cash;
         B.   time or demand deposits in a financial institution or money market fund;
         C.   stock;
         D.   bonds;
         E.   shares in a mutual fund;
         F.   trusts; or
         G.   real estate.
      2.   Asset does not include:
         A.   furniture and furnishings used in the rental unit;
         B.   clothing; or
         C.   one automobile for each member of the household who is a licensed driver.
   c.   Coordinated Entry means the list of names that is managed by the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services of Montgomery County residents experiencing homelessness.
   d.   Department means the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services.
   e.   Director means the Director of the Department or the Director’s designee.
   f.   Eligible rental unit means a rental unit in Montgomery County:
      1.   for which the household has a written rental agreement; and
      2.   that maintains all licenses and permits as required by Chapter 29.
      3.   Eligible rental units include, but are not limited to:
         A.   a detached or attached single-family home or townhouse;
         B.   an apartment in a multi-family facility;
         C.   a condominium or cooperative unit in a multi-family facility;
         D.   a rental mobile home in a licensed mobile home park; or a rented mobile home pad on which the applicant has placed a mobile home in a licensed mobile home park; and
         E.   a room or group of rooms in an attached or detached single-family home or townhouse, apartment, condominium or cooperative.
   g.   1.   Gross income means total household income, taxable and nontaxable, from all sources, whether or not reported on a federal or state income tax return, including, but not limited to:
         A.   wages and tips received as compensation for employment or services rendered, before taxes and other deductions;
         B.   interest and dividends from all financial accounts;
         C.   benefits under Supplemental Security, the Social Security Act, or Railroad Retirement Act;
         D.   bequests and inheritances;
         E.   child or spousal support payments;
         F.   recurring monetary gifts and loans (excluding student loans) made to the household by other persons not living in the household to assist with rent, groceries and other living expenses;
         G.   strike benefits where there is no employee contribution;
         H.   Temporary Cash Assistance, Refugee Assistance and Temporary Emergency Medical and Housing Assistance benefits;
         I.   pensions and annuity benefits, including, veterans, railroad and mine worker benefits;
         J.   unemployment compensation benefits;
         K.   trust fund disbursements;
         L.   capital gains;
         M.   net profits from business and property rentals;
         N.   worker’s compensation benefits;
         O.   stipends for educational or research fellowships for living expenses, excluding that portion that covers tuition and required fees;
         P.   foster care benefits; and
         Q.   net income from self-employment.
      2.   Gross Income excluded from eligibility determination includes:
         A.   losses from business, rental, or capital transactions;
         B.   third-party payments from someone outside of the household for rent or other expenses. Payments for which the applicant has no discretion over the use of the funds that are given directly to the landlord or other provider;
         C.   employment income of household members under 18 years old, unless emancipated;
         D.   Pell Grants, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants, National Direct Student Loan, State Student Incentive Grant, Guaranteed Student Loans, College Work Study, State, Local and Federal Loans, Grants and Scholarships, Civic and Fraternal Scholarships, Private Company Scholarships, loans with established repayment plans;
         E.   Medicare payments deducted from Social Security benefits; and
         F.   Nazi Restitution payments to victims of Nazi persecution.
      3.   Allowable Deductions from Gross Income
For the purposes of determining benefit amount, the Department may deduct medical and childcare expenses from household gross income. A deduction may only be granted if the applicant provides documentation that the household makes regular out- of-pocket payments for the following:
         A.   childcare expenses up to the Montgomery County average cost of childcare, by type of care, as determined by the Working Parents Assistance Program;
         B.   medical expenses for doctor and dental fees, prescription drugs and prescribed medical procedures that are not reimbursed by insurance or other sources;
         C.   over-the-counter medical products if prescribed by a doctor to treat a medical condition; and
         D.   medical insurance premiums for individuals with a documented disability or who are 55 years of age or older.
   h.   Household means:
      1.   an individual, or two or more persons, whether or not related, who live together and are subject to the same rental agreement and one member meets at least one of the following criteria:
         A.   is a person with a documented disability; or
         B.   is a person 55 years of age or older; or
         C.   a person who is a participant designated by the Director as eligible for participation.
   i.   Person with a documented disability means a person who:
      1.   receives disability benefits under the Social Security Act or the Railroad Retirement Act, or from a federal, state, or local government disability retirement system; or
      2.   has a physical, mental, or emotional impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities of the individual as the Department determines after the individual submits a statement of condition of disability from the individual’s physician.
      j.   Recipient means a person who is currently receiving benefits on behalf of a household. A recipient includes a person who reapplies for benefits before the end of the person’s eligibility period.
   k.   Relative means a parent/step-parent, grandparent, child/step-child, sibling, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law or daughter-in-law, or spouse.
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