Section 17-113 – Definitions
(a) In this part the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) (1) “Business” means a lawful activity conducted primarily: (i) for the purchase, sale, lease, or rental of property; (ii) for the manufacture, processing, or marketing of products or other personal property; (iii) for the sale of services to the public; or (iv) by a nonprofit organization. (2) “Business” does not include […]
Section 17-114 – Relocation Payment — in General
(a) In this section, “average annual net earnings”: (1) means one–half of any net earnings of the business or farm operation, before federal, State, and local income taxes, during: (i) the 2 taxable years immediately preceding the taxable year when the business or farm operation moves from the real property acquired for the project; or (ii) a different period […]
Section 17-115 – Additional Relocation Payment — Dwelling
(a) In addition to any other authorized payment, the Commission shall make an additional relocation payment not to exceed $15,000 to a person who is displaced from a dwelling that the person owns and has occupied for at least 180 days immediately preceding the start of negotiations to acquire the property. (b) The additional relocation payment shall […]
Section 17-116 – Referral to Relocation Advisory Services
(a) Whenever the acquisition of real property for a program or project the Commission undertakes will result in a person being displaced, the Commission shall refer each displaced person who needs relocation advisory services to the appropriate county agency that provides those services in accordance with § 12–206 of the Real Property Article. (b) The agency shall […]
Section 17-117 – Regulations and Procedures
(a) The Commission may establish regulations and procedures necessary to ensure that: (1) relocation payments and assistance are administered in a manner that is fair and reasonable and is as uniform as practicable; (2) a displaced person who makes proper application for a relocation payment for that person shall be paid promptly after a move or, in case […]
Section 17-118 – Tax Status
Payment received under this part may not be considered as income for the purposes of Title 10 of the Tax – General Article.
Section 17-108 – Authorized
(a) Whenever the Commission considers it necessary to acquire any property for a purpose stated in § 17–101(b) of this subtitle, the Commission may: (1) purchase the property from the owner; or (2) if the Commission fails to agree with the owner, condemn the property by proceedings in the circuit court for the county in which the property […]
Section 17-109 – Procedure
The Commission shall condemn property using the procedures for condemnation of land by a public service company in accordance with Title 12 of the Real Property Article.
Section 17-110 – Possession; Appeal
(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, at any time after 10 days after the return and recordation of the verdict or award in the proceedings, the Commission may enter and take possession of the condemned property, notwithstanding any appeal or further proceedings on the part of the defendant. (b) (1) Before entering the property, the Commission […]
Section 17-101 – Authorized
(a) The Commission may acquire property for the purposes stated in subsection (b) of this section to carry out the Commission’s general plan for the physical development of the metropolitan district. (b) The purposes for acquisition include: (1) in the metropolitan district: (i) parks; (ii) forests; (iii) roads; and (iv) other public ways, grounds, and spaces; and (2) public recreation, including the construction […]