(a) Any person who knowingly makes, or helps another person make, a false or misleading statement to obtain assistance under this Chapter:
(1) has committed a class A violation;
(2) may be required to repay the County any Rental Assistance Program or Handicapped Rental Assistance Program benefit improperly paid in reliance on the false or misleading statement; and
(3) may be required to pay the County interest on the total amount improperly paid at the rate of one percent per month on the outstanding balance owed until the total benefit improperly paid is repaid.
(b) The County may enforce this Section by appropriate legal action. Any person liable under subsection (a) is also liable for all costs of any enforcement proceeding.
(c) If the Director finds, after giving the affected household reasonable written notice and an opportunity for an impartial hearing, that any household has improperly obtained Rental Assistance Program or Handicapped Rental Assistance Program benefits or otherwise materially violated this Chapter, the Director may discontinue benefits to that household and exclude that household from receiving future Rental Assistance Program or Handicapped Rental Assistance Program benefits. (CY 1991 L.M.C., ch. 38, § 1; 1993 L.M.C., ch. 1, § 1; 2000 L.M.C., ch. 3, § 1.)
Note—1993 L.M.C., ch. 1, § 1, renumbered this section from § 41A-22 to § 41A-24 and 2000 L.M.C., ch. 3, § 1 renumbered this section from § 41A-24 to § 41A-20.
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