HARRY HUGHES, Governor

5071

AN ACT concerning

Real Property Liens - Homeowners' Association

FOR the purpose of providing that under certain
circumstances certain assessments by homeowners'
associations are liens on members' homes; requiring
that a certain statement be filed to render these liens
effective; requiring the recordation of these liens;
entitling a homeowner to a recordable satisfaction of
lien if a lien is satisfied; providing for the
assessment of late charges and interest; providing for
foreclosure of liens by a homeowners' association;
setting certain time limitations on filing of
statements and on foreclosure of liens; and generally
relating to liens by homeowners' associations.

BY adding to

Article - Real Property

Section 9-201 through 9-203, inclusive, to be under the
new subtitle "Subtitle 2. Statutory Real
Property Lien By A Homeowners' Association"

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1981 Replacement Volume)

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

SUBTITLE 2. STATUTORY REAL PROPERTY LIEN
BY A HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION

9-201,

(A) AN ASSESSMENT BY A HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION OF A
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION IS A LIEN ON THE MEMBER'S HOUSE

IF:

(1)  THE BYLAWS OR THE DECLARATION OF COVENANTS
OF THE ASSOCIATION PROVIDE FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF MEMBERS FOR
SPECIFIED CHARGES;

(2)  THE ASSESSMENT IS FOR THOSE CHARGES; AND

(3)  THE BYLAWS OR THE DECLARATION OF COVENANTS
OF THE ASSOCIATION PROVIDE THAT AN ASSESSMENT IS A LIEN; AND

(3) (4) A STATEMENT OF HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION
LIEN IS RECORDED IN THE LAND RECORDS OF THE COUNTY WHERE THE