§ 10-5. Extended leases.

(a) Designated households entitled.

Designated household, as defined in § 11-137 of the Real Property Article, shall be entitled to an extended lease, beyond the 3-year period provided by State law, for a period of no less than 3 additional years. This additional 3-year period shall also apply to any tenant who received a 3-year extension pursuant to State law during the period July 1, 1981 through October 24, 1982.

(b) Limitation on rent increase.

Any increase in the rental fee for each of these additional 3 years shall not exceed an amount determined by multiplying the annual rent for the preceding year by the percentage increase for the rent component of the U.S. Consumer Price Index for urban wage earners and clerical workers (CPI-W)(1967=100), as published by the U.S. Department of Labor, for the most recent 12-month period.