HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                    1999

association, condominium, or cooperative housing corporation
under certain circumstances; prohibiting the naming of an
officer or director of a governing body as a party defendant
under certain circumstances; providing for the naming of an
officer or director of a governing body as a party defendant
under certain circumstances; and generally relating to

immunity from civil liability for officers and directors of
certain governing bodies of homeowners associations,
condominiums, and cooperative housing corporations.

BY adding to

Article - Real Property

Section 14-119

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1981 Replacement Volume and 1985 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF

MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

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14-119.

(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION "GOVERNING BODY" MEANS A "PERSON WHO
HAS THE AUTHORITY TO ENFORCE:

(I)  THE PROVISIONS OF A DECLARATION, AS DEFINED
UNDER § 11-103 OF THE MARYLAND CONDOMINIUM ACT;

(II)  AN ARTICLE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF A

COUNCIL OF UNIT OWNERS, OF A COOPERATIVE HOUSING CORPORATION AS
DEFINED UNDER THE MARYLAND COOPERATIVE HOUSING CORPORATION ACT,
OR OF A HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION AS DEFINED UNDER THE MARYLAND
HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION ACT; OR

(III)  THE PROVISIONS OF BYLAWS, RULES, AND
REGULATIONS OF A CONDOMINIUM AS DEFINED UNDER THE MARYLAND
CONDOMINIUM ACT, OF A COOPERATIVE HOUSING CORPORATION AS DEFINED
UNDER THE MARYLAND COOPERATIVE HOUSING CORPORATION ACT, OR OF A
HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION AS DEFINED UNDER THE MARYLAND HOMEOWNERS
ASSOCIATION ACT.

(2) GOVERNING BODY INCLUDES:

(I)  A HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION;

(II)  A COUNCIL OF UNIT OWNERS OF A CONDOMINIUM,
AS DESCRIBED IN THE MARYLAND CONDOMINIUM ACT; OR

(III)  A COOPERATIVE HOUSING CORPORATION.

(3) A HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION MAY BE INCORPORATED OR
UNINCORPORATED.