Maryland Code, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 2-303
Terms Used In Maryland Code, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 2-303
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
- Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(2) “Common ownership community” means:
(i) a condominium, as defined in § 11-101 of the Real Property Article;
(ii) a cooperative housing corporation, as defined in § 5-6B-01 of the Corporations and Associations Article; or
(iii) a homeowners association, as defined in § 11B-101 of the Real Property Article.
(3) “Local common ownership community program” means a program operated by a local jurisdiction for the regulation or oversight of common ownership communities.
(b) The Department shall establish and maintain a website that provides information on the current rights and responsibilities of individuals living in a common ownership community.
(c) The Department shall make publicly available on the website:
(1) a hyperlink to the website of each local common ownership community program in the State; and
(2) information on statewide legislation enacted in the prior legislative session regarding the rights and responsibilities of individuals living in a common ownership community, including, for each bill that is enacted:
(i) the bill title;
(ii) the bill and chapter number;
(iii) the effective date of the bill; and
(iv) a hyperlink to the bill information on the General Assembly website.
(d) The information required under subsection (c)(2) of this section shall be posted on the Department’s common ownership community website on or before June 1 each year.