The new law, which took effect on October 1, 2024, now provides that the exception for detached units only applies to detached units “located within a inium composed entirely of similar detached units.” The new law also requires that the Council must “give annual notice, in writing, of any obligation of an owner ...
§11–109.4. (4) States the estimated annual reserve amount necessary to accomplish any identified future repair or replacement. (b) This section applies only to a residential inium. (iii) Any county other than Prince George's County or Montgomery County on or after October 1, 2022.
Section 11-207 - Fuel (a) The sales and use tax does not apply to: (1) a sale of electricity, steam, or artificial or natural gas for use in residential iniums; (2) a sale of electricity, steam, or artificial or natural gas that is delivered under a residential or domestic rate schedule on file with the Public ...
A unit owner is not liable to a purchaser for the failure or delay of the council of unit owners to provide the certificate in a timely manner. (e) The rights of a purchaser under this section may not be waived in the contract of sale, and any attempted waiver is void.
Common elements are owned in undivided shares by all inium unit owners as tenants in common and include portions of the inium shared or used in common by the inium's residents. Examples of common elements are: Building structural components and systems. Lobbies.
COUNCIL OF UNIT OWNERS MAY AMEND THE BYLAWS BY THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF UNIT OWNERS IN GOOD STANDING HAVING AT LEAST 55% 60% OF THE VOTES IN THE COUNCIL, OR BY A LOWER PERCENTAGE IF REQUIRED IN THE BYLAWS.
While homeowners' associations in Maryland are governed by the federal FDCPA, the state also has an additional legislature that regulates the collection of debt at the state level.
Section 11-111 - Rules and regulations (a) (1) The council of unit owners or the body delegated in the bylaws of a inium to carry out the responsibilities of the council of unit owners may adopt rules for the inium if: (i) Each unit owner is mailed or delivered: 1. A copy of the proposed rule; 2.
Contact the Attorney General's Consumer Protection Hotline at 1-888-743-0023 or use their website.
Federal Laws - In addition to state law regulations, the federal government has laws that govern the operation and management of common interest communities, iniums, cooperatives, and residential properties in the state of Maryland.