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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor Ch. 558
2. A COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE EVALUATION OF THE
STABILITY, SECURITY, AND CREDITWORTHINESS OF ANY SOURCE OF INCOME;
3. THE EVICTION OF ANY PERSON FOR VIOLATION OF THE
TERMS OF A LEASE AGREEMENT; OR
4. THE REFUSAL TO CONSIDER INCOME DERIVED FROM
CRIMINAL OR UNLAWFUL ACTIVITY.
[(2)] (4) The department shall make determinations of discrimination or
lack of discrimination.
(d) (1) (i) Except as provided in subsections (ii), (iii) and (iv) below, the
board of county commissioners by ordinance may authorize the human relations
commission to provide remedial relief, including equitable relief and monetary
damages.
(ii) The board of commissioners may not authorize the human
relations commission to:
1. Award attorney's fees;
2. Assess penalties or fines;
3. Create a private cause of action; or
4. Award damages for humiliation or pain and suffering.
(iii) In employment cases, the board of county commissioners may
grant the human relations commission powers or jurisdiction over only employers
with 15 or more employees.
(iv) In public accommodations cases and housing cases, the board of
county commissioners may not grant the human relations commission powers or
jurisdiction in excess of or in conflict with the powers and jurisdiction described in
article 49B of the code.
(2) The board of county commissioners by ordinance may provide for the
enforcement of subpoenas, decisions, and orders of the human relations commission
in the circuit court for Frederick County.
(3) The board of county commissioners by ordinance may authorize:
(i) The human relations department or other party to appeal a
decision or order of the human relations commission to the circuit court for Frederick
County in accordance with Title 7, Chapter 200 of the Maryland Rules; and
(ii) The human relations commission to be a party to an appeal
made to the circuit court for Frederick County.
(4) (i) In employment cases, an award of monetary damages:
1. May not exceed a 36-month period; and
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