3020                                         LAWS OF MARYLAND                                     Ch. 584

(A)  THE COUNCIL OF UNIT OWNERS OR THE BODY DELEGATED IN THE
BYLAWS OF A CONDOMINIUM TO CARRY OUT THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE
COUNCIL OF UNIT OWNERS MAY ADOPT RULES FOR THE CONDOMINIUM IF:

(1)  EACH UNIT OWNER IS MAILED OR DELIVERED:

(I)  A COPY OF THE PROPOSED RULE;

(II)  NOTICE THAT UNIT OWNERS ARE PERMITTED TO
SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED RULE; AND

(III)  NOTICE OF THE PROPOSED EFFECTIVE DATE OF
THE PROPOSED RULE;

(2)  (I) BEFORE A VOTE IS TAKEN ON THE PROPOSED RULE,
AN OPEN MEETING IS HELD TO ALLOW EACH UNIT OWNER OR TENANT TO
COMMENT ON THE PROPOSED RULE;

(II) THE MEETING HELD UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH MAY
NOT BE HELD UNLESS:

1.  EACH UNIT OWNER RECEIVES WRITTEN
NOTICE AT LEAST 15 DAYS BEFORE THE MEETING; AND

2.  A QUORUM OF THE COUNCIL OF UNIT OWNERS
OR THE BODY DELEGATED IN THE BYLAWS OF THE CONDOMINIUM TO CARRY
OUT THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COUNCIL OF UNIT OWNERS IS
PRESENT; AND

(3)  AFTER NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN TO UNIT OWNERS AS
PROVIDED IN THIS SUBSECTION, THE PROPOSED RULE IS PASSED AT A
REGULAR OR SPECIAL MEETING BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THOSE PRESENT
AND VOTING OF THE COUNCIL OF UNIT OWNERS OR THE BODY DELEGATED IN
THE BYLAWS OF THE CONDOMINIUM TO CARRY OUT THE RESPONSIBILITIES
OF THE COUNCIL OF UNIT OWNERS.

(B) (1) THE VOTE ON THE PROPOSED RULE SHALL BE FINAL
UNLESS:

(I)  WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER THE VOTE, TO ADOPT THE
PROPOSED RULE, 15 PERCENT OF THE COUNCIL OF UNIT OWNERS SIGN AND
FILE A PETITION WITH THE BODY THAT VOTED TO ADOPT THE PROPOSED
RULE, CALLING FOR A SPECIAL MEETING;

(II)  A QUORUM OF THE COUNCIL OF UNIT OWNERS
ATTENDS THE MEETING; AND

(III) OVER 50 PERCENT OF THE COUNCIL OF UNIT
OWNERS VOTE AGAINST THE RULE AT THE MEETING.

(III)  AT THE MEETING, 50 PERCENT OF THE UNIT
OWNERS PRESENT AND VOTING DISAPPROVE THE PROPOSED RULE, AND THE
UNIT OWNERS VOTING TO DISAPPROVE THE PROPOSED RULE ARE MORE THAN
33 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL VOTES IN THE CONDOMINIUM.