ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Gov. Larry Hogan met with his top housing official Monday to express disappointment in the secretary's comments about landlord liability in lead paint cases.
But a spokesman said the official will remain on the job after 30 lawmakers called for his resignation.
The Republican governor voiced confidence in Department of Housing and Community Development Secretary Kenneth Holt.
He added that he believed Holt can effectively run the department.
More than two dozen Democratic lawmakers called for his resignation after Holt made a comment about lead paint cases while speaking at a statewide conference of local officials on Friday.
Holt said a mother could misrepresent a child's lead exposure by putting a lead fishing weight in a child's mouth before the child is tested for lead poisoning, forcing a landlord to provide housing until the child is 18.
Doug Mayer, the governor's spokesman, said Hogan had a lengthy and direct conversation Holt on Monday.
