WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                         Ch. 120

CHAPTER 120
(Senate Bill 52)

AN ACT concerning

Home Improvement Licenses - Condominiums

FOR the purpose of altering the definition of "home improvement" to specify that
certain work on condominium units are subject to regulation by the Home
Improvement Commission; clarifying language; and generally relating to the
licensure of home improvement contractors.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Business Regulation
Section 8-101(g)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1992 Volume and 1993 Supplement)

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

Article - Business Regulation

8-101.

(g) (1) "Home improvement" means:

(i) the addition to or alteration, conversion, improvement,
modernization, remodeling, repair, or replacement of a building or part of a building that
is used or designed to be used as a residence [for up to 3 single-family units] or a
structure adjacent to that building; or

(ii) an improvement to land adjacent to the building.

(2)     "Home improvement" includes:

(i) construction, improvement, or replacement, on land adjacent to
the building, of a driveway, fall-out shelter, fence, garage, landscaping, porch, or
swimming pool;

(ii) connection, installation, or replacement, in the building or
structure, of a dishwasher, disposal, or refrigerator with an icemaker to existing exposed
household plumbing lines; [and]

(iii) installation, in the building or structure, of an awning, fire alarm,
or storm window; AND

(IV) WORK DONE ON INDIVIDUAL CONDOMINIUM UNITS.

(3)     "Home improvement" does not include:
(i) construction of a new home;

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