PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 661

Article - Real Properly

11-102.

(a) (1) The fee simple owner or lessee under a lease that exceeds 60 years of
any property in the State may subject the property to a condominium regime by recording
among the land records of the county where the property is located, a declaration, bylaws,
and condominium plat that comply with the requirements specified in this title.

(2)     Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection, a
leasehold estate may not be subjected to a condominium regime if it is used for
residential purposes unless the State or a county that has adopted charter home rule
under Article XI-A of the Maryland Constitution is the owner of the reversionary fee
simple estate.

(3)     NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY
PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION OR ANY DECLARATION. RULE. OR BYLAW. A
DEVELOPER OR ANY OTHER PERSON SHALL MAY NOT BE PROHIBITED FROM
GRANTING A LEASEHOLD ESTATE IN AN INDIVIDUAL UNIT USED FOR RESIDENTIAL
PURPOSES AND RETAINING THE REVERSIONARY FEE SIMPLE ESTATE.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED. That this Act shall be
construed only prospectively and may not be applied or interpreted to have any effect on
or application to any condominium regime that exists on or before the effective date of
this Act.

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

Approved May 23, 1996.

CHAPTER 661

(House Bill 1338)

AN ACT concerning

Retirement and Pensions - Funding - Participating Governmental Units

FOR the purpose of altering certain provisions of law relating to the obligations of a
participating governmental unit to contribute to the State Retirement and Pension
System on behalf of its employees who are members of the Employees' Retirement
System and Employees' Pension System or are members of the Local Fire and
Police System; altering certain provisions of law relating to the obligations of a
participating governmental unit that elects to withdraw from participation in the
Employees' Retirement System and Employees' Pension System all employees who
consent to the withdrawal or certain groups of employees or elects to withdraw from
participation in the Local Fire and Police System; defining certain terms; and
generally relating to the obligations of a governmental unit that participates in the

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