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Terms Used In Maryland Code, REAL PROPERTY 10-301.1

  • 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.
(a) Any sum of money received by a vendor or builder in connection with the sale and purchase of a new single-family residential unit shall be held in trust for the benefit of the purchaser.

(b) Any payments made for labor or material in connection with the construction of the residential unit shall be consistent with the trust obligation required under subsection (a) of this section.