Ch. 337                                    1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

MAY BE MADE AGAINST THE HOME IMPROVEMENT GUARANTEE FUND FOR
DAMAGES OR LOSSES SUFFERED BY A PROPERTY OWNER WHO HIRES AN
UNLICENSED CONTRACTOR."

(C) THE BURNING AND PERMITS DEPARTMENT OF A COUNTY, MUNICIPAL
CORPORATION, OR OTHER LOCAL ISSUING AUTHORITY MAY NOT ISSUE A PERMIT
FOR HOME IMPROVEMENT TO BE PERFORMED BY A HOME IMPROVEMENT
CONTRACTOR UNLESS:

(1) THE PERMIT INCLUDES THE LICENSE NUMBER OF A LICENSED
CONTRACTOR; AND

(2) THE APPLICATION FOR THE PERMIT CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING
STATEMENT, SIGNED BY THE PROPERTY OWNER:

"I AM AN OWNER OF THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THIS PERMIT APPLICATION.
I UNDERSTAND THAT EACH CONTRACTOR AND SUBCONTRACTOR MUST BE
LICENSED BY THE HOME IMPROVEMENT COMMISSION AND THAT ANYONE MAY ASK
THE COMMISSION ABOUT A CONTRACTOR OR A SUBCONTRACTOR. I FURTHER
UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS ILLEGAL FOR AN INDIVIDUAL TO ACT AS A HOME
IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTOR OR SUBCONTRACTOR IN MARYLAND WITHOUT BEING
LICENSED AND THAT NO CLAIMS MAY BE MADE AGAINST THE HOME IMPROVEMENT
GUARANTEE FUND FOR DAMAGES OR LOSSES SUFFERED BY A PROPERTY OWNER
WHO HIRES AN UNLICENSED CONTRACTOR.

I HAVE RECEIVED FROM MY CONTRACTOR THE TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE
MARYLAND HOME IMPROVEMENT COMMISSION."

(D) A NOTICE OR STATEMENT REQUIRED UNDER THIS SECTION MAY BE
CONTAINED IN A PERMIT APPLICATION OR ATTACHED TO A PERMIT APPLICATION.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the building and permits
department of any municipal corporation may use all of its home improvement permit
application forms that the building and permits department has in stock as of October 1,
1996 before using home improvement permit application forms that include spaces for the
license numbers required under this Act.

SECTION 2. 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1996.

Approved April 30, 1996.

Washington County - Alcoholic Beverages
(License Fees and Fines)

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CHAPTER 337
(House Bill 1347)

AN ACT concerning