Maryland Code, Housing and Community Development § 4-1801

(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) “Affordable” means that housing costs do not exceed 30% of a household's income.

(c) “Area median income” means the median household income for the area adjusted for household size as published and annually updated by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

(d) “Development costs” means costs related to acquisition, site clearance and preparation, relocation, construction, renovation, financing, refinancing, engineering, or architectural plans.

(e) “Fund” means the Workforce Housing Fund.

(f) “Household of low or moderate income” means a household that a qualifying local government determines cannot afford a sales price or rent sufficient to induce private enterprise in the area of the qualifying local government to develop enough adequate and safe housing without the assistance of a program.

(g) “Housing costs” means:

(h) “Net proceeds of transfer” means all amounts paid to the original buyer or obligations of the original buyer assumed by a purchaser of a workforce housing unit minus:

(i) “Priority funding area” has the meaning stated in § 5-7B-02 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.

(j) “Program” means the Workforce Housing Grant Program.

(k) “Qualifying local government” means a county or municipal corporation that qualifies for participation in the Program under § 4-1803 of this subtitle.

(l) “Workforce housing” means: