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Terms Used In Maryland Code, BUSINESS REGULATION 8-609

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
A person may not prepare, arrange, accept, or participate in arranging a mortgage, promissory note, or other evidence of debt for performing or selling a home improvement with knowledge that the evidence of debt states a greater monetary obligation than the consideration, including a time sale price, for the home improvement.