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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 246

(II) THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM IS
WARRANTED TO MAINTAIN A MINIMUM 15° DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN THE
INSIDE AND OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE.

(D) (C)(1) IN ADDITION TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES SET
FORTH IN § 10-203 OF THIS ARTICLE THERE SHALL BE AN EXPRESS
IMPLIED WARRANTY ON COMMON ELEMENTS FROM A DEVELOPER TO THE
COUNCIL OF UNIT OWNERS. THE WARRANTY SHALL APPLY TO: THE
ROOF, FOUNDATION, EXTERNAL AND SUPPORTING WALLS, MECHANICAL,
ELECTRICAL, AND PLUMBING SYSTEMS, AND OTHER STRUCTURAL
ELEMENTS.

(2)  THE WARRANTY SHALL PROVIDE THAT THE
DEVELOPER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECTING ANY DEFECTS IN
MATERIALS OR WORKMANSHIP, AND THAT THE SPECIFIED COMMON
ELEMENTS ARE WITHIN ACCEPTABLE INDUSTRY STANDARDS IN EFFECT
WHEN THE BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED.

(3)  THE WARRANTY ON COMMON ELEMENTS COMMENCES
WITH THE FIRST TRANSFER OF TITLE TO A UNIT OWNER. THE
WARRANTY ON ANY COMMON ELEMENTS NOT COMPLETED AT THAT TIME
SHALL COMMENCE WITH THE COMPLETION OF THAT ELEMENT OR WITH
ITS AVAILABILITY FOR USE BY ALL UNIT OWNERS, WHICHEVER
OCCURS LATER. THE WARRANTY EXTENDS FOR A PERIOD OF 3 YEARS.

(4)  A SUIT FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THE WARRANTY ON
COMMON ELEMENTS SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY BY THE COUNCIL OF UNIT
OWNERS.

(E) (D) NOTICE OF A DEFECT SHALL BE GIVEN WITHIN THE
WARRANTY PERIOD AND SUIT FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THE WARRANTY
SHALL BE BROUGHT WITHIN A YEAR OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD.

(F) (E) WARRANTIES SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY DEFECTS
CAUSED THROUGH ABUSE OR FAILURE TO PERFORM MAINTENANCE BY A
UNIT OWNER OR THE COUNCIL OF UNIT OWNERS.

11-132.

DRAWINGS, ARCHITECTURAL PLANS, OR OTHER SUITABLE
DOCUMENTS, SETTING FORTH THE NECESSARY INFORMATION FOR
LOCATION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR OF ALL CONDOMINIUM
FACILITIES, TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY EXIST, SHALL BE TURNED
OVER TO THE COUNCIL OF CONDOMINIUM UNIT OWNERS UPON TRANSFER
OF CONTROL BY THE DEVELOPER.

[11-125.] 11-133.

Within three years following the date on which units
have been granted by the developer to unit owners having a
majority of the votes in the council of unit owners, any
lease, and any management contract, employment contract, or
other contract to which the council of unit owners is a
party entered into between the date the property subjected
to the condominium regime was granted to the developer and
the date on which units have been granted by the developer