HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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Article - Real Property

Section ll-104(e)(l), ll-109(d), and 11-125

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1974 Volume and 1979 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article - Real Property
Section 11-124(j)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1974 Volume and 1979 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows:

Article - Real Property

11-104.

(e) (1) [The] UNLESS A HIGHER PERCENTAGE IS REQUIRED
IN THE BYLAWS, THE bylaws may be amended by the affirmative
vote of unit owners having [75] 66 2/3 percent or more of
the votes. Each particular set forth in subsection (b)
shall be expressed in the bylaws as amended. An amendment
shall be entitled to be recorded if accompanied by a
certificate of the person specified in the bylaws to count
votes at the meeting of the council of unit owners that the
amendment was approved by unit owners having [at least 75
percent] THE REQUIRED PERCENTAGE of the votes and shall be
effective on recordation. This certificate shall be
conclusive evidence of approval.

11-109.

(d) The council of unit owners may be either
incorporated as a nonstock corporation or unincorporated. If
incorporated, it is subject to those provisions of Title 5,
Subtitle 2 of the Corporations and Associations Article of
the Code which are not inconsistent with this title. [If the
council of unit owners is unincorporated, it shall have,]
THE COUNCIL OF UNIT OWNERS HAS, subject to any provision of
this title, the declaration, and bylaws, the following
powers:

(1)  To have perpetual existence, subject to the
right of the unit owners to terminate the condominium regime
as provided in § 11-121 of this subtitle;

(2)  To sue and be sued, complain and defend [in
any court], OR INTERVENE IN LITIGATION OR ADMINISTRATIVE
PROCEEDINGS IN ITS OWN NAME ON BEHALF OF ITSELF OR TWO OR
MORE UNIT OWNERS ON MATTERS AFFECTING THE CONDOMINIUM;