Md. Code Regs. 05.03.02.20

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 24, December 2, 2024

Section 05.03.02.20 - Nondiscrimination; Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace

A. A mortgage lender, servicer, master servicer, developer, or mortgage insurer may not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, or age, except with regard to age as permitted under the federal Housing for Older Persons Act, as amended from time to time, or other similar federal laws, in any aspect of the Program, or in any aspect of employment by any mortgage lender, servicer, master servicer, developer or mortgage insurer in connection with any property financed or assisted under the Program.

B. A mortgage lender, servicer, master servicer, developer, or mortgage insurer shall comply with all applicable federal, State, and local laws and Department policies and programs regarding discrimination, equal opportunity in employment, housing, and credit practices, and drug and alcohol free workplaces, including:

(1)Titles VI, VII, and VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended,

(2)Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended;

(3)The Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, as amended;

(4)The Department's Minority Business Enterprise Program, as amended;

(5)The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended;

(6)State Government Article, Title 20, Annotated Code of Maryland, as amended; and

(7) Executive Order 01.01.1989.18, Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace, and any Department or State regulations adopted or to be adopted to carry out the requirements of that Order.

C. Covenants implementing these requirements, including affirmative action measures, shall be included in appropriate agreements between the Administration and other parties.

Md. Code Regs. 05.03.02.20

Regulations .020 adopted as an emergency provision effective April 23, 1980 (7:10 Md. R. 949); adopted permanently effective September 5, 1980 (7:18 Md. R. 1737)
Regulation .20 adopted as an emergency provision effective December 3, 1981 (8:26 Md. R. 2097); emergency status extended at 9:10 Md. R. 1017; adopted permanently effective May 24, 1982 (9:10 Md. R. 1018)
Regulations .20 adopted effective July 30, 1984 (11:15 Md. R. 1329)
Regulations .20 adopted effective September 30, 1991 (18:19 Md. R. 2098)
Regulation .20 amended effective 42:5 Md. R. 485, eff.3/16/2015