HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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of the legislation.; and providing that in a contract
of sale of improved, residential real property a
disclosure of certain deferred water and sewer charges
need shall only be made if available.; and requiring a
certain disclosure when deferred water and sewer
charges are not available.

BY repealing

Article - Real Property

Section 10-109

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1974 Volume and 1980 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article - Real Property

Section 14-118

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1974 Volume and 1980 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be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows: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

[10-109.

(a)  A contract of sale of improved, residential real
property shall disclose to the initial purchaser the
estimated cost of any deferred water and sewer charges for
which the purchaser may become liable.

(b)  Violation of this section shall entitle the
initial purchaser to recover from the seller two times the
amount of deferred charges he is required to pay.]

14-118.

(A) A CONTRACT OF SALE OF IMPROVED, RESIDENTIAL REAL
PROPERTY SHALL DISCLOSE TO THE INITIAL PURCHASER THE

ESTIMATED COST, IF AVAILABLE AS ESTABLISHED BY THE

APPROPRIATE WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY, OF ANY DEFERRED
WATER AND SEWER CHARGES FOR WHICH THE PURCHASER MAY BECOME
LIABLE. IF THERE ARE NOT REASONABLE AND RELIABLE MEANS
AVAILABLE UPON WHICH TO DETERMINE THE ESTIMATED COST OF ANY
DEFERRRED CHARGES, THE CONTRACT OF SALE SHALL DISCLOSE THAT
FACT TO THE INITIAL PURCHASER. IF THE APPROPRIATE WATER AND
SEWER AUTHORITY HAS NOT ESTABLISHED A SCHEDULE OF CHARGES
FOR THE WATER AND SEWER PROJECT THAT BENEFITS THE PROPERTY
OR IF A LOCAL JURISDICTION HAS ADOPTED A PLAN TO BENEFIT THE
PROPERTY IN THE FUTURE, THE CONTRACT OF SALE SHALL DISCLOSE
THAT FACT TO THE INITIAL PURCHASER.