Ch. 492

LAWS OF MARYLAND

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1989.

Approved May 19, 1989.

CHAPTER 492

(House Bill 464)

AN ACT concerning

Homeowners Associations and Condominiums - Recorded

Covenants and Restrictions, Bylaws, Rules and Restrictions,

and Declarations - Family Day Care Homes

FOR the purpose of prohibiting certain provisions in the recorded
covenants and restrictions, bylaws, rules and restrictions,
and declarations of certain homeowners associations or
condominiums from being construed to prohibit or restrict
family day care homes and certain uses of common areas;
providing that the operation of a family day care home is a

residential activity; providing that a homeowners

association or condominium may prohibit or regulate family
day care homes under certain circumstances; providing that
this Act only applies to certain homeowners associations and

condominiums or parts of homeowners associations and

condominiums containing certain dwellings; providing for
certain exceptions to this Act; requiring certain
notification of homeowners associations or condominiums by
day care providers under certain circumstances; allowing
homeowners associations and condominiums to require day care
providers to pay a reasonable user fee for the use of the

certain common areas; providing that a homeowners

association or condominium may not discriminate against or

arbitrarily restrict family day care homes certain

reasonable fee for use of common areas or common elements;
requiring a day care provider to obtain certain insurance;
providing for the application of this Act; defining certain
terms; and generally relating to the recorded covenants and
restrictions, bylaws, rules and restrictions, and
declarations of homeowners associations and condominiums.

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,

Article - Real Property
Section 11B-101(b), (d), (f),
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1988 Replacement Volume and

(g), (h), and (j)
1988 Supplement)

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