(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2) "Delinquent tenant" means any tenant of public housing who has been
30 or more days delinquent in paying the tenant's full monthly rent to
a public housing authority.
(3) "Public housing" means any dwelling unit owned, leased, or managed
by a public housing authority.
(4) "Public housing authority" means any of the public corporations
created under Article 44A of the Code or their designees.
(b) If a recipient of Family Investment Program (FIP) assistance payments
is a delinquent tenant, the Family Investment Administration, at the
request of the local public housing authority, shall:
(1) Deduct the amount of the tenant's rent from the tenant's monthly FIP
assistance payments on an ongoing monthly basis;
(2) Pay the amount deducted from the tenant's monthly assistance payments
to the public housing authority or the housing authority's authorized
agent; and
(3) Forward the remaining amount of the monthly assistance payments to the
tenant.
(c) (1) If a court has established an escrow account under § 8-211 of the
Real Property Article or a parallel provision of public local law for
tenancies covered under subsection (b) of this section, a public
housing authority shall notify the Family Investment Administration of
the court action.
(2) Upon notification pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection or upon
certification by an attorney of record representing the delinquent
tenant in the court action that an order has been issued to establish
an escrow account, the Family Investment Administration shall pay rent
to the court so long as such an order is in effect.
(3) Any notification pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection
shall include a list of all addresses covered by the court action.
(4) The public housing authority shall notify the Family Investment
Administration when the court action has been resolved.
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