§ 29-41. Procedure when violation of Chapter or defective tenancy found.

(a) If the Director, after investigating a complaint, finds reasonable grounds to believe that a violation of this Chapter has occurred or a defective tenancy exists, the Director must attempt to conciliate the matter by initial conference and persuasion with all interested parties and their representatives.

(b) The initial conciliation conferences must be informal and confidential, and nothing said or done during the initial conferences may prejudice the rights of any party. The initial conciliation conference must occur within 30 days after the complaint is filed unless the Director finds good cause for delaying it.

(c) The Director's obligation to conciliate a complaint under this Section is satisfied if either party does not appear at a scheduled conference after receiving at least 10 days' notice. (1972 L.M.C., ch. 27, § 1; 1978 L.M.C., ch. 11, § 2; 1984 L.M.C., ch. 30, § 2; 2000 L.M.C., ch. 32, § 1.)

Editor's note—Section 29-41 is cited in Joseph v. Bozzuto Management Company, 173 Md. App. 305, 918 A.2d 1230 (2007) and in Hyder v. Montgomery County, 160 Md. App. 482, 864 A.2d 279 (2004).

Section 29-41, formerly § 29-36, was renumbered and amended pursuant to 2000 L.M.C., ch. 32, § 1.