Ch. 321

LAWS OF MARYLAND

CHAPTER 321                                 

(Senate Bill 96)

AN ACT concerning

Maryland Homeowners' Association Act

FOR the purpose of regulating homeowners associations in the
State; providing for certain exceptions to the applicability
of this Act; providing that provisions of this Act may not
be varied by agreement; providing for the applicability of
certain building code and zoning laws; providing for the
preemption of certain local laws; providing requirements for
the enforceability of certain sales and contracts of lots;
providing for the contents of certain disclosure statements
to be given to the purchaser at or before the sale of a
certain lot; providing for the right of a purchaser to
rescind a contract for sale of a lot within a certain time
limit and to receive deposits made on account of the
contracts under certain circumstances; providing for the
liability of a vendor to a purchaser for making an untrue
statement of material fact or omitting to state a material
fact necessary to prevent misleading the purchaser under
certain circumstances; providing for a certain implied
warranty on improvements to common areas; providing for open
meetings of a homeowners association with certain
exceptions; providing that books and records of the
homeowners association be open for inspection under certain
circumstances with certain exceptions; defining certain
terms; and generally relating to the regulation of
homeowners associations in this State.

BY adding to

Article - Real Property

Section 11B-101 through 11B-112 to be under the new title

"Title 11B. Maryland Homeowners Association Act"
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1981 Replacement Volume and 1986 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

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