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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 246

REQUISITE TO THEIR ADOPTION. ALL RULES AND REGULATIONS
SHALL BE ADOPTED AS SUPPLEMENTS TO, AND NOT IN LIEU OF,
LEGALLY REQUIRED PROVISIONS OF THE BYLAWS. SHOULD ANY
ADOPTED RULES OR REGULATIONS CONTRADICT ANY PROVISIONS OF
THE BYLAWS, AS AMENDED, THE PROVISIONS OF THE BYLAWS SHALL
TAKE PRECEDENCE.

(C)  ALL RULES AND REGULATIONS PROPOSED BY THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS OR BY ANY COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS TO ACT ON ITS BEHALF SHALL BE DATED AS OF THE DATE
OF THE MEETING AT WHICH THEY WERE CONSIDERED, AND SHALL BE
COMMUNICATED TO THE COUNCIL OF UNIT OWNERS BY PUBLISHED
FORM, OR BY ANY REASONABLE MANNER, WITHIN 14 DAYS AFTER THE
MEETING DATE. THEY SHALL BE PUT FORWARD BEFORE THE COUNCIL
OF UNIT OWNERS FOR CONSIDERATION AND REVIEW BY THE PROCESS
OF HEARING AND COMMENT.

(D) (1) ANY NOTICES OF HEARINGS SO REQUIRED SHALL
INCLUDE THE DATE, TIME, LOCATION, AND AGENDA OF THE
HEARINGS. THEY SHALL BE COMMUNICATED BY THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS TO THE COUNCIL OF UNIT OWNERS, BY PUBLISHED FORM,
OR BY ANY REASONABLE MANNER, NO LATER THAN 14 DAYS AFTER THE
REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

(2)  A QUORUM OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL BE
IN ATTENDANCE AT ALL PUBLIC HEARINGS; IF A QUORUM IS NOT
PRESENT, A NEW HEARING SHALL BE SCHEDULED WITHIN 7 DAYS.

(3)  A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL
PRESIDE OVER ANY HEARINGS SO CONVENED AND SHALL LIMIT
DISCUSSIONS WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF THE PUBLISHED AGENDA.
ANY UNIT OWNERS MAY APPEAR AND SPEAK AT THESE HEARINGS, OR
BE PRESENT BY WRITTEN STATEMENT.

(4)  THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL RECONVENE ON A
DATE NO LATER THAN ITS NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING
FOLLOWING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSIDERING
THE RELEVANT ISSUES. UPON MAJORITY VOTE, THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS MAY MODIFY, ADOPT, OR ANNUL THE PREVIOUSLY
PROPOSED RULES AND REGULATIONS. ANY MODIFICATION, ADOPTIONS
OR ANNULMENTS, OR RULES OR REGULATIONS, BY THIS PROCESS,
SHALL REQUIRE A REPUBLICATION BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
WITHIN 7 DAYS AFTER THE MEETING, BUT ARE NOT SUBJECT AGAIN
TO THE HEARING AND COMMENT PROCESS. THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF
ANY RULES AND REGULATIONS ADOPTED THROUGH THIS PROCESS SHALL
BE 14 DAYS AFTER REPUBLICATION IS ACCOMPLISHED.

(E) (1) EACH UNIT OWNER HAS A RIGHT TO APPEAL TO THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR AN INDIVIDUAL EXCEPTION TO ANY RULES
OR REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

(2)  THE APPEAL PERIOD SHALL BEGIN ON THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE RULES AND REGULATIONS, AND SHALL RUN
FOR A PERIOD OF 14 DAYS.

(3)  APPEALS FILED AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE
APPEAL PERIOD MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF