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HB 140

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Real Property - Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Governing Bodies and Annual Meetings

Sponsor: Marvin E. Holmes, Jr. (District 23)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Real PropertyStatus: Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation; Withdrawn (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Increasing to two the number of meetings the board of directors or the developer of a condominium or a homeowners association must convene each year at which unit owners have an opportunity to comment; requiring the developer of a condominium to appoint a unit owner, not otherwise affiliated with the developer, to the board within 30 days after the date on which units representing 25% of the votes have been conveyed by the developer to members of the public for residential purposes; requiring the maintenance of certain books and records; etc.

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Testimony (9)

MGA witness list
FAV 7FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendments
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVKatz, RuthCommunity Associations InstituteWritten (PDF)
FAVJones, ArmsteadConsumer Council of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVStraughn, KarenConsumer Protection Division of the Office of the Attorney GeneralOral + Written (PDF)
FAVHumpton, DavidMontgomery Village FoundationOral
FAVDaniels-Henriquez, SheilaIndividualOral
FAVDelegate Holmes, Delegate HolmeslegislatorIndividualOral
FAVGlaude', KimIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FWAGraf, LorilobbyistMaryland Building Industry AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FWAEnten, RobertMd Thoroughbred Horsemen’s AssocOral

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FWAGraf, LoriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association