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*hb0673*
HOUSE BILL 673
N1 5lr2469
HB 1010/24 – ENT
By: Delegates Terrasa, Ebersole, Lehman, Palakovich Carr, Ruth, Taveras, and
Wu
Introduced and read first time: January 24, 2025
Assigned to: Environment and Transportation
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Condominiums and Homeowners Associations – Governing Documents – 2
Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment 3
FOR the purpose of prohibiting provisions of the governing documents of a condominium 4
or homeowners association from unreasonably restricting the governing body of the 5
condominium or homeowners association from installing or authorizing the 6
installation of electric vehicle recharging equipment; establishing that the 7
installation or authorization of installation of electric vehicle charging equipment by 8
a governing body is subject to the ordinary budget processes of the condominium or 9
homeowners association and requiring the governing bo dy to consider the 10
availability of sufficient parking to meet the needs of the community before 11
installation or authorization; applying this Act retroactively; authorizing the 12
governing body of a condominium or homeowners association to grant a certain 13
license; and generally relating to electric vehicle recharging equipment in 14
condominiums and homeowners associations. 15
BY adding to 16
Article – Real Property 17
Section 11–111.6 and 11B–111.11 18
Annotated Code of Maryland 19
(2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 20
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 21
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 22
Article – Real Property 23
11–111.6. 24
2 HOUSE BILL 673
(A) IN THIS SECTION, “ELECTRIC VEHICLE REC HARGING EQUIPMENT ” HAS 1
THE MEANING STATED I N § 11–111.4 OF THIS TITLE. 2
(B) A RECORDED COVENANT OR RESTRICTION, A PROVISION IN A 3
DECLARATION , OR A PROVISION IN TH E BYLAWS OR RULES OF A CONDOMINIUM MAY 4
NOT PROHIBIT OR UNRE ASONABLY RESTRICT THE GOVERNING BODY F ROM 5
INSTALLING OR AUTHOR IZING THE INSTALLAT ION OF ELECTRIC VEHI CLE 6
RECHARGING EQUIPMENT IN COMMON USE OR LIM ITED COMMON USE PARK ING 7
SPACES. 8
(C) THE INSTALLATION OR A UTHORIZATION OF INST ALLATION OF 9
ELECTRIC VEHICLE REC HARGING EQUIPMENT BY A GOVERNING BODY SHA LL BE 10
SUBJECT TO THE ORDIN ARY BUDGET PR OCESS OF THE CONDOMI NIUM. 11
(D) A GOVERNING BODY SHALL CONSIDER THE AVAILAB ILITY OF 12
SUFFICIENT PARKING TO MEET THE NEEDS OF TH E COMMUNITY BEFORE 13
INSTALLING OR AUTHOR IZING THE INSTALLATI ON OF ELECTRIC VEHIC LE 14
RECHARGING EQUIPMENT IN COMMON USE OR LIM ITED COMMON USE PARK ING 15
SPACES. 16
(E) NOTWITHSTANDING THE P ROVISIONS OF § 11–125 OF THIS TITLE, THE 17
GOVERNING BODY MAY G RANT A LICENSE FOR U P TO 3 YEARS, RENEWABLE AT THE 18
DISCRETION OF THE GO VERNING BODY , ON ANY COMMON ELEMEN T NECESSARY FOR 19
THE INSTALLATION OF EQUIPMENT OR FOR THE SUPPLY OF ELECTRICIT Y TO ANY 20
ELECTRIC VEHICLE REC HARGING EQUIPMENT . 21
11B–111.11. 22
(A) IN THIS SECTION, “ELECTRIC VEHI CLE RECHARGING EQUIP MENT” HAS 23
THE MEANING STATED I N § 11–111.4 OF THIS ARTICLE. 24
(B) A RECORDED COVENANT OR RESTRICTION, A PROVISION IN A 25
DECLARATION , OR A PROVISION IN TH E BYLAWS OR RULES OF A HOMEOWNERS 26
ASSOCIATION MAY NOT PROHIBIT OR UNREASONABLY RESTRICT THE GOVERNI NG 27
BODY FROM INSTALLING OR AUTHORIZING THE I NSTALLATION OF ELECT RIC 28
VEHICLE RECHARGING E QUIPMENT IN COMMON U SE OR LIMITED COMMON USE 29
PARKING SPACES . 30
(C) THE INSTALLATION OR A UTHORIZATION OF INST ALLATION OF 31
ELECTRIC VEHICLE REC HARGING EQUIPMENT BY A GOVER NING BODY SHALL BE 32
SUBJECT TO THE ORDIN ARY BUDGET PROCESS O F THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATI ON. 33
(D) A GOVERNING BODY SHALL CONSIDER THE AVAILAB ILITY OF 34 HOUSE BILL 673 3
SUFFICIENT PARKING T O MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY BEFORE 1
INSTALLING OR AUTHOR IZING THE INSTALLATION OF EL ECTRIC VEHICLE 2
RECHARGING EQUIPMENT IN COMMON USE OR LIM ITED COMMON USE PARK ING 3
SPACES. 4
(E) THE GOVERNING BODY MA Y GRANT A LICENSE FO R UP TO 3 YEARS, 5
RENEWABLE AT THE DIS CRETION OF THE GOVER NING BODY, ON ANY COMMON 6
ELEMENT NECESSARY F OR THE INSTALLATION OF EQUIPMENT OR FOR THE SUPPLY 7
OF ELECTRICITY TO AN Y ELECTRIC VEHICLE R ECHARGING EQUIPMENT . 8
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall be construed to 9
apply retroactively and shall be applied to and interpreted to affect any covenant or 10
restriction, or provision in a declaration, bylaws, or rules, recorded or adopted before the 11
effective date of this Act. 12
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 13
October 1, 2025. 14