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Ch. 627
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2010
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LAWS OF MARYLAND
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(I) LICENSE HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE INSTALLERS;
(II) PROVIDE LICENSE FEES FOR HOUSEHOLD
APPLIANCE INSTALLERS;
(III) REQUIRE A APPLIANCE INSTALLER
TO POST A PERFORMANCE BOND; AND
(IV) ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS TO AUTHORIZE
LICENSED HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE INSTALLERS TO PERFORM WORK
INCIDENTAL TO THE INSTALLATION OF HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES.
(3) THIS SUBSECTION DOES NOT APPLY IN FREDERICK OR
WASHINGTON COUNTIES.
249.
(c) "Home improvement" means the repair, replacement,
remodeling, alteration, conversion, modernization, improvement,
or addition to any land or building, or that portion thereof
which is used or designed to be used as a residence or dwelling
place; and shall include the construction, replacement, or
improvement of driveways, swimming pools, porches, garages,
landscaping, fences, fall-out shelters and other improvements to
structures or upon land which is adjacent to a dwelling house.
"HOME IMPROVEMENT" ALSO INCLUDES THE REPLACEMENT, INSTALLATION,
AND CONNECTION OF DISHWASHERS, DISPOSALS, AND REFRIGERATORS WITH
ICEMAKERS TO EXISTING EXPOSED HOUSEHOLD PLUMBING LINES. "Home
improvement" shall not include (i) the construction of a new home
building or work done by a contractor in compliance with a
guarantee of completion of a new building project, or (ii) the
sale of goods or materials by a seller who neither arranges to
perform nor performs directly or indirectly any work or labor in
connection with the installation of or application of the goods
or materials, OR (III) ANY REPLACEMENT, INSTALLATION, OR
CONNECTION OF APPLIANCES TO EXISTING EXPOSED PLUMBING LINES THAT
REQUIRES ALTERATION OF THE EXISTING LINES. Without regard to
the extent of affixation, "home improvement" includes the
installation of central heating or air-conditioning systems,
storm windows, awnings, or fire alarms.
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SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1983.
Approved May 31, 1983.
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