Ch. 569                                    1995 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(2) Requesting that your contractor provide you with waivers of liens from
all applicable subcontractors, suppliers, or materialmen within a reasonable time after
you have made payment for the goods or services they provide.]"

(b) (1) A custom home builder shall include in each custom home contract a
certification by the builder.

(2)     The certification by the builder under paragraph (3) of this subsection
shall be:

(i) On a separate page of the custom home contract; and

(ii) Separately signed by the buyer.

(3)     Except as provided under paragraph (4) of this subsection, the
certification required under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall state:

"CERTIFICATION BY BUILDER

I (name of builder) hereby certify that to the best of my knowledge, both I and any
business entity in which I had an ownership interest in excess of 51 percent have not:

(1)     Within the past 3 years been adjudged by a court of competent
jurisdiction in Maryland to have failed to comply with any provision of the Custom Home
Protection Act or the Consumer Protection Act as it applies to the construction of new
homes; or

(2)     Been adjudged liable for a final judgment in connection with a custom
home contract, which judgment currently remains unsatisfied."

(4)     If a custom home builder is unable to execute the certification under
paragraph (2) of this subsection truthfully, then another certification shall be substituted,
which shall state:

"CERTIFICATION BY BUILDER

I (name of builder) hereby certify that, to the best of my knowledge, the information
provided below includes all instances in which I or any business entity in which I had an
ownership interest in excess of 51 percent have:

(1)     Within the past 3 years been adjudged by a court of competent
jurisdiction in Maryland to have failed to comply with any provision of the Custom Home
Protection Act or the Consumer Protection Act as it applies to the construction of a new
home.

(2)     Been adjudged liable for a currently unsatisfied final judgment in
connection with a custom home contract.

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