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H.B. 811
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House Bill No. 811
AN ACT concerning
Maryland Home Builders-Act Builder Registration Act
FOR the purpose of prohibiting a person from claiming to be or acting as a home
builder unless the person has been issued a certain builder registration number
by the Chief of the Division of Consumer Protection of the Office of the Attorney
General; providing that certain lenders are exempt from registration; providing
that certain contracts are not enforceable unless performed by a registered home
builder; establishing a certain application and renewal process for home builder
registration; establishing a Home Builder's Registration Fund; requiring a home
builder to post the builder registration number on certain properties where the
home builder is doing certain work; prohibiting a county or municipal
corporation from issuing a building permit for the construction of a new home
unless the permit includes the builder registration number of a registered home
builder, subject to certain exceptions; requiring a person who advertises that the
person is a registered home builder include certain information in the
advertisement; requiring the Chief, in consultation with the home building
industry certain industries, to develop a certain consumer information
pamphlet; requiring a home builder to provide a contract purchaser with a
consumer information pamphlet prior to entering into a contract for the initial
sale of a new home; requiring a home builder to include certain information in a
contract for the initial sale of a new home; prohibiting a person from making
certain false representations relating to a builder registration number or
engaging in business as a home builder without having a current builder
registration number; requiring a county or municipal corporation to notify the
Chief of the failure of a home builder to correct certain violations after a certain
period of time; authorizing the Chief to deny an application or renewal for a
builder registration number or revoke or suspend a builder registration number
under certain circumstances; requiring a consumer to submit a complaint
against a home builder to arbitration and exhaust any remedies available under
a new home warranty under certain circumstances subject to certain exceptions;
requiring any additional requirements to be placed on home builders to be made
in a certain manner; altering the penalty schedule of certain blanket bonds and
blanket letters of credit; providing that a violation of certain provisions of this
Act is on unfair or deceptive trade practice under the Maryland Consumer
Protection Act; limiting the applicable penalties under the Maryland Consumer
Protection Act for certain violations to civil penalties; exempting certain
counties Montgomery County from the application of this Act; defining certain
terms; providing for the application of this Act; providing for the termination of
certain provisions of this Act; providing for the delayed effective date of this Act;
and generally relating to the registration of home builders. establishing the
Home Builder Registration Unit in the Consumer Protection Division of the
Office of the Attorney General; providing that certain lenders are exempt from
registration provided they hire a registered builder; providing for the powers,
rights, and duties of the Director of the Unit; requiring the Division, together
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