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E.           IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY DEVELOPER TO
OFFER FOR SALE ANY CONDOMINIUM UNIT IN ANY CONDOMINIUM
UNLESS SUCH DEVELOPER HAS FIRST. FILED A PROPERTY REPORT
WITH MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF
THIS CHAPTER. ANY DEVELOPER WHO VIOLATES THIS PROVISION
SHALL BE GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND UPON CONVICTION
SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN $1000 OR
IMPRISONMENT FOR A PERIOD OF NOT MORE THAN SIX (6)
MONTHS, OR BOTH.

F.           IN ADDITION TO ANY CRIMINAL OR OTHER PENALTY
HEREIN PROVIDED, INJUNCTIVE OR OTHER APPROPRIATE ACTION
OR PROCEEDING TO CORRECT A VIOLATION OF THIS CHAPTER MAY
BE INSTITUTED BY THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND ANY
COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION MAY ISSUE RESTRAINING
ORDERS, TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT INJUNCTIONS OR OTHER
APPROPRIATE FORMS OF RELIEF.

G.           NOTHING HEREIN SHALL PREVENT ANY PERSON FROM
EXERCISING ANY RIGHT OR SEEKING ANY REMEDY TO WHICH SUCH
PERSON MIGHT OTHERWISE BE ENTITLED OR FROM FILING AN
APPROPRIATE COMPLAINT WITH A COURT OF LAW OR EQUITY,

11A-8. ADMINISTRATION.

THE OFFICE OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR ADMINISTRATION OF THIS CHAPTER AND THE COUNTY
EXECUTIVE SHALL, FROM TIME TO TIME, ISSUE SUCH WRITTEN
REGULATIONS AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO PUT INTO EFFECT AND TO
ADMINISTER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER.

11A-9. APPLICATION.

A.           THIS CHAPTER SHALL BE EFFECTIVE THROUGHOUT THE
COUNTY EXCEPT IN ANY INCORPORATED TOWN, VILLAGE, OR OTHER
MUNICIPALITY WHICH BY LAW HAS AUTHORITY TO ENACT A LAW ON
THE SAME SUBJECTS AS COVERED BY THE SECTIONS OF THIS
CHAPTER.        IF ANY SUCH INCORPORATED TOWN, VILLAGE, OR
OTHER MUNICIPALITY SHALL ADOPT THIS CHAPTER AND REQUEST
THE COUNTY TO ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS THEREOF WITHIN ITS
CORPORATE LIMITS, THE COUNTY SHALL THEREAFTER ADMINISTER
AND ENFORCE THE SAME WITHIN SUCH INCORPORATED TOWN,
VILLAGE OR MUNICIPALITY.

B.           THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHAPTER SHALL APPLY TO:

(1)         ANY CONDOMINIUM OFFERING MADE AFTER THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CHAPTER.

(2)         IN THE CASE OF CONDOMINIUM OFFERINGS IN
WHICH FIFTY (50) PERCENT OR 25 CONDOMINIUM UNITS,
WHICHEVER IS LESS, REMAINS TO BE SOLD AS OF THE DATE THIS
ACT BECOMES LAW, THE DEVELOPER SHALL BE REQUIRED TO FILE
A PROPERTY REPORT WITH THE OFFICE OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS BY