Maryland Code, Real Property § 12-210

(1) Except as otherwise determined by the lead agency, any person receiving federal financial assistance may elect not to comply with §§ 12-207, 12-208, and 12-209 of this subtitle;

(2) When not receiving State or federal financial assistance, a displacing agency may elect not to comply with §§ 12-207, 12-208, and 12-209 of this subtitle; or

(3) When not receiving State or federal financial assistance, a displacing agency having the authority to acquire property by eminent domain or to displace persons permanently under State law may elect not to comply with §§ 12-202, 12-203, 12-204, 12-205, and 12-206 of this subtitle.

(1) That the payments and assistance authorized by this subtitle are administered in a manner which is fair and reasonable, and as uniformly as feasible;

(2) That a displaced person who makes proper application for a payment, authorized for the person by this subtitle, is paid promptly after a move or, in hardship cases, is paid in advance; and

(3) That any person aggrieved by a determination as to eligibility for a payment, authorized by this subtitle, or the amount of a payment, may have his application reviewed by the displacing agency having authority over the applicable program or project.

(f)(1) Notwithstanding any provision of this title, Baltimore City, or any of its agencies or departments responsible either in whole or in part for the administration of any public project, funded either in whole or in part by federal funds, including urban renewal programs and area code enforcement programs, may do any act necessary, including adoption of rules and regulations, to comply with the terms, conditions, and provisions of any federal law and rule and regulation authorizing benefits, payments, and compensation for displacees from these public projects and for persons owning any right, title to, or interest in real property acquired for these public projects in order to obtain the full benefit under them for the city and for persons and displacees from these projects in Baltimore City.

(2) This subsection applies to existing acts of Congress authorizing benefits, payments and compensation for or to persons and displacees from public improvement projects receiving federal funds, subsequent acts of Congress of like character, and any existing or subsequently adopted rules and regulations issued in connection with them.