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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 834

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

Article - Real Property

8A-501.

A park owner may not:

(1)  Require, as a condition of tenancy, the
purchase of any permanent improvement that would become the
property of the park owner[.];

(2)  Require any current resident or prospective
resident to purchase from any particular person a mobile
home, materials, or equipment, including the equipment
required by the applicable law, necessary for installation
of the mobile home, except in connection with the initial
leasing or renting of a newly-constructed lot not previously
leased or rented to any other person[.];

(3)  Restrict the supplier of any product or
service that the park owner does not supply to all residents
in the park, except as the restriction directly relates to
the safety of the residents[.];

(4)  Restrict the installation, service, or
maintenance of any electric or gas appliance if the
installation complies with the applicable building code and
other laws[.];

(5)  Restrict any interior improvement of a
mobile home if the improvement complies with the applicable
code and other laws[.];

(6)  Directly or indirectly, receive, collect, or
accept any gratuity from any person that is made to
facilitate, influence, or procure any advantage over other
prospective residents in connection with the lease, use, or
occupation of the premises[.]; OR

(7) RETROACTIVELY DESIGNATE ALL OR ANY PORTION
OF A MOBILE HOME PARK FOR ADULT OCCUPANCY ONLY TO FORCE THE

EVICTION OF NONADULTS, EXCEPT THAT A PARK OWNER MAY

DESIGNATE ALL OR ANY PORTION OF A MOBILE HOME PARK FOR ADULT
OCCUPANCY ONLY FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

(7) (I) ENFORCE THE DESIGNATION OF AN AREA IN A
PARK FOR EXCLUSIVE OCCUPANCY BY ADULTS AGAINST ANY
INDIVIDUAL WHO, AT THE TIME THE DESIGNATION IS MADE, IS THE
OWNER OR TENANT OF A MOBILE HOME IN THE PARK, AS TO THAT
MOBILE HOME AT ITS LOCATION AT THE TIME OF THE DESIGNATION.