HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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[(h)] (I) The provisions of this section [may be
varied or waived in the case of] DO NOT APPLY TO a
condominium all of whose units are [restricted to] INTENDED
FOR nonresidential use.

11-115.

Subject to the provisions of the declaration OR BYLAWS
and other provisions of law, a unit owner:

(1)  May make any improvements or alterations to
his unit that do not impair the structural integrity or
mechanical systems or lessen the support of any portion of
the condominium;

(2)  May not alter, make additions to, or change
the appearance of the common elements, or the exterior
appearance of a unit or any other portion of the
condominium, without permission of the council of unit
owners;

(3)  After acquiring an adjoining unit or an
adjoining part of an adjoining unit, may remove or alter any
intervening partition or create apertures therein, even if
the partition in whole or in part is a common element, if
those acts do not impair the structural integrity or
mechanical systems or lessen the support of any portion of
the condominium. However, prior approval shall be given by
the [board of directors] COUNCIL OF UNIT OWNERS OR ITS
AUTHORIZED DESIGNEE and an amendment to the declaration and
plat(s) shall be filed among the land records of the county
in which the condominium is located under the name of the
condominium. Removal of partitions or creation of apertures
under this paragraph is not an alteration of boundaries.

11-116.

(c)  Every record, INCLUDING INSURANCE POLICIES, kept
by the council of unit owners shall be maintained in
Maryland or within 50 miles of its borders and shall be
available at some place designated by the board within the
county [or Baltimore City] where the condominium is located
for examination and copying by any unit owner, his
mortgagee, and their respective duly authorized agents or
attorneys, during normal business hours, and after
reasonable notice.

11-119.

(d) (1) Following the first annual meeting of the
condominium, the council of unit owners shall register with
the Department of Assessments and Taxation. The council of
unit owners shall provide the Department with the names and
mailing addresses of the condominium's officers and