Maryland 2025 Regular Session

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7	7	SENATE BILL 728
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10	10	By: Charles County Senators
11	11	Introduced and read first time: January 27, 2025
12	12	Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
15	15
16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Charles County – Governing Bodies of Common Ownership Communities – 2
19	19	Member Training 3
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21	21	FOR the purpose of requiring each member of a board of directors or officer of a council of 4
22	22	unit owners of a condominium in Charles County and each member of a governing 5
23	23	body of a homeowners association in Charles County to successfully complete a 6
24	24	certain training curriculum in a certain manner and subject to certain requirements; 7
25	25	and generally relating to members of governing bodies of condominiums and 8
26	26	homeowners associations in Charles County. 9
27	27
28	28	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 10
29	29	Article – Real Property 11
30	30	Section 11–109 and 11B–106.1(g) 12
31	31	Annotated Code of Maryland 13
32	32	(2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 14
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34	34	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 15
35	35	Article – Real Property 16
36	36	Section 11B–106.1(a) 17
37	37	Annotated Code of Maryland 18
38	38	(2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 19
39	39
40	40	BY adding to 20
41	41	Article – Real Property 21
42	42	Section 11B–106.1(g) 22
43	43	Annotated Code of Maryland 23
44	44	(2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 24
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46	46	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 25
47	47	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 26
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51	51	Article – Real Property 1
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53	53	11–109. 2
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55	55	(a) The affairs of the condominium shall be governed by a council of unit owners 3
56	56	which, even if unincorporated, is constituted a legal entity for all purposes. The council of 4
57	57	unit owners shall be comprised of all unit owners. 5
58	58
59	59	(b) The bylaws may authorize or provide for the delegation of any power of the 6
60	60	council of unit owners to a board of directors, officers, managing agent, or other person for 7
61	61	the purpose of carrying out the responsibilities of the council of unit owners. 8
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63	63	(C) (1) THIS SUBSECTION APPLI ES ONLY IN CHARLES COUNTY. 9
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65	65	(2) EACH MEMBER OF A BOAR D OF DIRECTORS OR OF FICER OF A 10
66	66	COUNCIL OF UNIT OWNE RS SHALL SUCCESSFULL Y COMPLETE A TRAININ G 11
67	67	CURRICULUM ON THE RE SPONSIBILITIES OF BE ING A MEMBER OR AN O FFICER 12
68	68	DEVELOPED BY : 13
69	69
70	70	(I) A COMMON OWNERSHIP COM MISSION RECOGNIZED B Y THE 14
71	71	STATE OR A LOCAL GOVE RNMENT; OR 15
72	72
73	73	(II) AN ORGA NIZATION APPROVED TO ADMINISTER THE 16
74	74	TRAINING CURRICULUM BY A RECOGNIZED COMM ON OWNERSHIP COMMISS ION. 17
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76	76	(3) EACH MEMBER OF THE BO ARD OF DIRECTORS OR OFFICER OF THE 18
77	77	COUNCIL OF UNIT OWNE RS SHALL SUCCESSFULL Y COMPLETE THE TRAIN ING 19
78	78	CURRICULUM REQUIRED UNDER TH IS SUBSECTION WITHIN 90 DAYS AFTER THE 20
79	79	INDIVIDUAL: 21
80	80
81	81	(I) IS FIRST ELECTED OR A PPOINTED TO THE OFFI CE; OR 22
82	82
83	83	(II) FOR AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS IN OFFICE ON OCTOBER 1, 23
84	84	2025, BEGINS A SUBSEQUENT TERM AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTO RS OR 24
85	85	AN OFFICER OF THE C OUNCIL OF UNIT OWNER S. 25
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87	87	(4) (I) THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR S OR OFFICERS OF THE COUNCIL 26
88	88	OF UNIT OWNERS SHALL : 27
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90	90	1. CERTIFY THAT EACH MEM BER OR OFFICER 28
91	91	SUCCESSFULLY COMPLET ES THE TRAINING CURR ICULUM REQUIRED UNDE R THIS 29
92	92	SUBSECTION; 30
93	93	SENATE BILL 728 3
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96	96	2. RETAIN A COPY OF TH E CERTIFICATE OF 1
97	97	COMPLETION OF EACH M EMBER OR OFFICER ; AND 2
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99	99	3. WITHIN 90 DAYS AFTER THE CERTI FICATION OF THE 3
100	100	MEMBER OR OFFICER , REPORT TO THE COMMON OWNERSHIP COMMISSION ON THE 4
101	101	CERTIFICATION . 5
102	102
103	103	(II) A CERTIFICATE OF COMPL ETION ISSUED UNDER T HIS 6
104	104	PARAGRAPH SHALL BE VALID FOR 3 YEARS. 7
105	105
106	106	(III) AN INDIVIDUAL WHO REM AINS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF 8
107	107	DIRECTORS OR AN OFFI CER OF THE COUNCIL O F UNIT OWNERS AT THE TIME THE 9
108	108	CERTIFICATE EXPIRES SHALL RENEW THE CERT IFICATION BY SUCCESS FULLY 10
109	109	COMPLETING THE TRAIN ING REQUIRED UNDER THIS SU BSECTION. 11
110	110
111	111	(5) IF A MEMBER OF THE BO ARD OF DIRECTORS OR AN OFFICER OF 12
112	112	THE COUNCIL OF UNIT OWNERS DOES NOT SUCC ESSFULLY COMPLETE TH E 13
113	113	TRAINING REQUIRED UN DER THIS SUBSECTION , THE BOARD OF DIRECTO RS OR THE 14
114	114	COUNCIL OF UNIT OWNE RS MAY: 15
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116	116	(I) REMOVE THE INDIVIDUAL FROM THE OFFICE ; OR 16
117	117
118	118	(II) INVALIDATE A VOTE OF THE INDIVIDUAL . 17
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120	120	[(c)] (D) (1) A meeting of the council of unit owners or board of directors may 18
121	121	not be held on less notice than required by this section. 19
122	122
123	123	(2) The council of unit owners shall maintain a current roster of names and 20
124	124	addresses of each unit owner to which notice of meetings of the board of directors shall be 21
125	125	sent at least annually. 22
126	126
127	127	(3) Each unit owner shall furnish the council of unit owners with his name 23
128	128	and current mailing address. A unit owner may not vote at meetings of the council of unit 24
129	129	owners until this information is furnished. 25
130	130
131	131	(4) A regular or special meeting of the council of unit owners may not be 26
132	132	held on less than 10 nor more than 90 days’: 27
133	133
134	134	(i) Written notice delivered or mailed to each unit owner at the 28
135	135	address shown on the roster on the date of the notice; or 29
136	136
137	137	(ii) Notice sent to each unit owner by electronic transmission, if the 30
138	138	requirements of § 11–139.1 of this title are met. 31
139	139
140	140	(5) Notice of special meetings of the board of directors shall be given: 32 4 SENATE BILL 728
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144	144	(i) As provided in the bylaws; or 1
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146	146	(ii) If the requirements of § 11–139.1 of this title are met, by 2
147	147	electronic transmission. 3
148	148
149	149	(6) Except as provided in § 11–109.1 of this title, a meeting of a governing 4
150	150	body shall be open and held at a time and location as provided in the notice or bylaws. 5
151	151
152	152	(7) (i) This paragraph does not apply to any meeting of the governing 6
153	153	body that occurs at any time before the meeting at which the unit owners elect officers or a 7
154	154	board of directors in accordance with paragraph (16) of this subsection. 8
155	155
156	156	(ii) Subject to subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph and to reasonable 9
157	157	rules adopted by the governing body under § 11–111 of this title, a governing body shall 10
158	158	provide a designated period of time during a meeting to allow unit owners an opportunity 11
159	159	to comment on any matter relating to the condominium. 12
160	160
161	161	(iii) During a meeting at which the agenda is limited to specific topics 13
162	162	or at a special meeting, the unit owners’ comments may be limited to the topics listed on 14
163	163	the meeting agenda. 15
164	164
165	165	(iv) The governing body shall convene at least one meeting each year 16
166	166	at which the agenda is open to any matter relating to the condominium. 17
167	167
168	168	(8) (i) Unless the bylaws provide otherwise, a quorum is deemed 18
169	169	present throughout any meeting of the council of unit owners if persons entitled to cast 25 19
170	170	percent of the total number of votes appurtenant to all units are present in person or by 20
171	171	proxy. 21
172	172
173	173	(ii) If the number of persons present in person or by proxy at a 22
174	174	properly called meeting of the council of unit owners is insufficient to constitute a quorum, 23
175	175	an additional meeting of the council of unit owners may be called for the same purpose if: 24
176	176
177	177	1. The notice of the initial properly called meeting stated: 25
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179	179	A. That the procedure authorized by this paragraph might be 26
180	180	invoked; and 27
181	181
182	182	B. The date, time, and place of the additional meeting; and 28
183	183
184	184	2. A majority of the unit owners present vote in person or by 29
185	185	proxy to call for the additional meeting. 30
186	186
187	187	(iii) 1. An additional meeting called under subparagraph (ii) of 31
188	188	this paragraph shall occur not less than 15 days after the initial properly called meeting. 32
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192	192	2. Not less than 10 days before the additional meeting, a 1
193	193	separate and distinct notice of the date, time, place, and purpose of the additional meeting 2
194	194	called under subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph shall be: 3
195	195
196	196	A. Delivered, mailed, or sent by electronic transmission if the 4
197	197	requirements of § 11–139.1 of this title are met, to each unit owner at the address shown 5
198	198	on the roster maintained under paragraph (2) of this subsection; 6
199	199
200	200	B. Advertised in a newspaper published in the county where 7
201	201	the condominium is located; or 8
202	202
203	203	C. If the condominium has a website, posted on the homepage 9
204	204	of the website. 10
205	205
206	206	3. The notice shall contain the quorum and voting provisions 11
207	207	of subparagraph (iv) of this paragraph. 12
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209	209	(iv) 1. At the additional meeting, the unit owners present in 13
210	210	person or by proxy constitute a quorum. 14
211	211
212	212	2. Unless the bylaws provide otherwise, a majority of the 15
213	213	unit owners present in person or by proxy: 16
214	214
215	215	A. May approve or authorize the proposed action at the 17
216	216	additional meeting; and 18
217	217
218	218	B. May take any other action that could have been taken at 19
219	219	the original meeting if a sufficient number of unit owners had been present. 20
220	220
221	221	(v) This paragraph may not be construed to affect the percentage of 21
222	222	votes required to amend the declaration or bylaws or to take any other action required to 22
223	223	be taken by a specified percentage of votes. 23
224	224
225	225	(9) At meetings of the council of unit owners each unit owner shall be 24
226	226	entitled to cast the number of votes appurtenant to his unit. Unit owners may vote by proxy, 25
227	227	but the proxy is effective only for a maximum period of 180 days following its issuance, 26
228	228	unless granted to a lessee or mortgagee. 27
229	229
230	230	(10) Any proxy may be revoked at any time at the pleasure of the unit owner 28
231	231	or unit owners executing the proxy. 29
232	232
233	233	(11) A proxy who is not appointed to vote as directed by a unit owner may 30
234	234	only be appointed for purposes of meeting quorums and to vote for matters of business 31
235	235	before the council of unit owners, other than an election of officers and members of the 32
236	236	board of directors. 33
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240	240	(12) Only a unit owner voting in person or by electronic transmission if the 1
241	241	requirements of § 11–139.2 of this title are met or a proxy voting for candidates designated 2
242	242	by a unit owner may vote for officers and members of the board of directors. 3
243	243
244	244	(13) Unless otherwise provided in the bylaws, a unit owner may nominate 4
245	245	himself or any other person to be an officer or member of the board of directors. A call for 5
246	246	nominations shall be sent to all unit owners not less than 45 days before notice of an election 6
247	247	is sent. Only nominations made at least 15 days before notice of an election shall be listed 7
248	248	on the election ballot. Candidates shall be listed on the ballot in alphabetical order, with 8
249	249	no indicated candidate preference. Nominations may be made from the floor at the meeting 9
250	250	at which the election to the board is held. 10
251	251
252	252	(14) Election materials prepared with funds of the council of unit owners 11
253	253	shall list candidates in alphabetical order and may not indicate a candidate preference. 12
254	254
255	255	(15) Unless otherwise provided in this title, and subject to provisions in the 13
256	256	bylaws requiring a different majority, decisions of the council of unit owners shall be made 14
257	257	on a majority of votes of the unit owners listed on the current roster present and voting. 15
258	258
259	259	(16) (i) A meeting of the council of unit owners to elect a board of 16
260	260	directors for the council of unit owners, as provided in the condominium declaration or 17
261	261	bylaws, shall be held within: 18
262	262
263	263	1. 60 days from the date that units representing 50 percent 19
264	264	of the votes in the condominium have been conveyed by the developer to members of the 20
265	265	public for residential purposes; or 21
266	266
267	267	2. If a lesser percentage is specified in the declaration or 22
268	268	bylaws of the condominium, 60 days from the date the specified lesser percentage of units 23
269	269	in the condominium are sold to members of the public for residential purposes. 24
270	270
271	271	(ii) 1. Before the date of the meeting held under subparagraph 25
272	272	(i) of this paragraph, the developer shall deliver to each unit owner notice that the 26
273	273	requirements of subparagraph (i) of this paragraph have been met. 27
274	274
275	275	2. The notice shall include the date, time, and place of the 28
276	276	meeting to elect the board of directors for the council of unit owners. 29
277	277
278	278	(iii) If a replacement board member is elected, the term of each 30
279	279	member of the board of directors appointed by the developer shall end 10 days after the 31
280	280	meeting is held as specified in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph. 32
281	281
282	282	(iv) Within 30 days from the date of the meeting held under 33
283	283	subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, the developer shall deliver to the officers or board of 34
284	284	directors for the council of unit owners, as provided in the condominium declaration or 35
285	285	bylaws, at the developer’s expense: 36
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289	289	1. The documents specified in § 11–132 of this title; 1
290	290
291	291	2. The condominium funds, including operating funds, 2
292	292	replacement reserves, investment accounts, and working capital; 3
293	293
294	294	3. The tangible property of the condominium; and 4
295	295
296	296	4. A roster of current unit owners, including mailing 5
297	297	addresses, telephone numbers, and unit numbers, if known. 6
298	298
299	299	(v) The replacement reserves delivered under subparagraph (iv)2 of 7
300	300	this paragraph for a residential condominium shall be equal to at least the reserve funding 8
301	301	amount recommended in the reserve study completed under § 11–109.4 of this title as of 9
302	302	the date of the meeting. 10
303	303
304	304	(vi) 1. This subparagraph does not apply to a contract entered 11
305	305	into before October 1, 2009. 12
306	306
307	307	2. A. In this subparagraph, “contract” means an 13
308	308	agreement with a company or individual to handle financial matters, maintenance, or 14
309	309	services for the condominium. 15
310	310
311	311	B. “Contract” does not include an agreement relating to the 16
312	312	provision of utility services or communication systems. 17
313	313
314	314	3. Until all members of the board of directors of the 18
315	315	condominium are elected by the unit owners at a transitional meeting as specified in 19
316	316	subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, a contract entered into by the officers or board of 20
317	317	directors of the condominium may be terminated, at the discretion of the board of directors 21
318	318	and without liability for the termination, not later than 30 days after notice. 22
319	319
320	320	(vii) If the developer fails to comply with the requirements of this 23
321	321	paragraph, an aggrieved unit owner may submit the dispute to the Division of Consumer 24
322	322	Protection of the Office of the Attorney General under § 11–130(c) of this title. 25
323	323
324	324	[(d)] (E) The council of unit owners may be either incorporated as a nonstock 26
325	325	corporation or unincorporated and it is subject to those provisions of Title 5, Subtitle 2 of 27
326	326	the Corporations and Associations Article which are not inconsistent with this title. The 28
327	327	council of unit owners has, subject to any provision of this title, and except as provided in 29
328	328	item (22) of this subsection, the declaration, and bylaws, the following powers: 30
329	329
330	330	(1) To have perpetual existence, subject to the right of the unit owners to 31
331	331	terminate the condominium regime as provided in § 11–123 of this title; 32
332	332
333	333	(2) To adopt and amend reasonable rules and regulations; 33
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337	337	(3) To adopt and amend budgets for revenues, expenditures, and reserves 1
338	338	and collect assessments for common expenses from unit owners; 2
339	339
340	340	(4) To sue and be sued, complain and defend, or intervene in litigation or 3
341	341	administrative proceedings in its own name on behalf of itself or two or more unit owners 4
342	342	on matters affecting the condominium; 5
343	343
344	344	(5) To transact its business, carry on its operations and exercise the powers 6
345	345	provided in this subsection in any state, territory, district, or possession of the United 7
346	346	States and in any foreign country; 8
347	347
348	348	(6) To make contracts and guarantees, incur liabilities and borrow money, 9
349	349	sell, mortgage, lease, pledge, exchange, convey, transfer, and otherwise dispose of any part 10
350	350	of its property and assets; 11
351	351
352	352	(7) To issue bonds, notes, and other obligations and secure the same by 12
353	353	mortgage or deed of trust of any part of its property, franchises, and income; 13
354	354
355	355	(8) To acquire by purchase or in any other manner, to take, receive, own, 14
356	356	hold, use, employ, improve, and otherwise deal with any property, real or personal, or any 15
357	357	interest therein, wherever located; 16
358	358
359	359	(9) To hire and terminate managing agents and other employees, agents, 17
360	360	and independent contractors; 18
361	361
362	362	(10) To purchase, take, receive, subscribe for or otherwise acquire, own, 19
363	363	hold, vote, use, employ, sell, mortgage, loan, pledge or otherwise dispose of, and otherwise 20
364	364	use and deal in and with, shares or other interests in, or obligation of corporations of the 21
365	365	State, or foreign corporations, and of associations, partnerships, and individuals; 22
366	366
367	367	(11) To invest its funds and to lend money in any manner appropriate to 23
368	368	enable it to carry on the operations or to fulfill the purposes named in the declaration or 24
369	369	bylaws, and to take and to hold real and personal property as security for the payment of 25
370	370	funds so invested or loaned; 26
371	371
372	372	(12) To regulate the use, maintenance, repair, replacement, and 27
373	373	modification of common elements; 28
374	374
375	375	(13) To cause additional improvements to be made as a part of the general 29
376	376	common elements; 30
377	377
378	378	(14) To grant easements, rights–of–way, licenses, leases in excess of 1 year, 31
379	379	or similar interests through or over the common elements in accordance with § 11–125(f) 32
380	380	of this title; 33
381	381
382	382	(15) To impose and receive any payments, fees, or charges for the use, rental, 34
383	383	or operation of the common elements other than limited common elements; 35 SENATE BILL 728 9
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386	386
387	387	(16) To impose charges for late payment of assessments and, after notice 1
388	388	and an opportunity to be heard, levy reasonable fines for violations of the declaration, 2
389	389	bylaws, and rules and regulations of the council of unit owners, under § 11–113 of this title; 3
390	390
391	391	(17) To impose reasonable charges for the preparation and recordation of 4
392	392	amendments to the declaration, bylaws, rules, regulations, or resolutions, resale 5
393	393	certificates, or statements of unpaid assessments; 6
394	394
395	395	(18) To provide for the indemnification of and maintain liability insurance 7
396	396	for officers, directors, and any managing agent or other employee charged with the 8
397	397	operation or maintenance of the condominium; 9
398	398
399	399	(19) To enforce the implied warranties made to the council of unit owners by 10
400	400	the developer under § 11–131 of this title; 11
401	401
402	402	(20) To enforce the provisions of this title, the declaration, bylaws, and rules 12
403	403	and regulations of the council of unit owners against any unit owner or occupant; 13
404	404
405	405	(21) Generally, to exercise the powers set forth in this title and the 14
406	406	declaration or bylaws and to do every other act not inconsistent with law, which may be 15
407	407	appropriate to promote and attain the purposes set forth in this title, the declaration or 16
408	408	bylaws; and 17
409	409
410	410	(22) To designate parking for individuals with disabilities, notwithstanding 18
411	411	any provision in the declaration, bylaws, or rules and regulations. 19
412	412
413	413	[(e)] (F) A unit owner may not have any right, title, or interest in any property 20
414	414	owned by the council of unit owners other than as holder of a percentage interest in common 21
415	415	expenses and common profits appurtenant to his unit. 22
416	416
417	417	[(f)] (G) A unit owner’s rights as holder of a percentage interest in common 23
418	418	expenses and common profits are such that: 24
419	419
420	420	(1) A unit owner’s right to possess, use, or enjoy property of the council of 25
421	421	unit owners shall be as provided in the bylaws; and 26
422	422
423	423	(2) A unit owner’s interest in the property is not assignable or attachable 27
424	424	separate from his unit except as provided in §§ 11–107(d) and 11–112(g) of this title. 28
425	425
426	426	11B–106.1. 29
427	427
428	428	(a) A meeting of the members of the homeowners association to elect a governing 30
429	429	body of the homeowners association shall be held within: 31
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432	432
433	433	(1) 60 days from the date that at least 75% of the total number of lots that 1
434	434	may be part of the development after all phases are complete are sold to members of the 2
435	435	public for residential purposes; or 3
436	436
437	437	(2) If a lesser percentage is specified in the governing documents of the 4
438	438	homeowners association, 60 days from the date the specified lesser percentage of the total 5
439	439	number of lots in the development after all phases are complete are sold to members of the 6
440	440	public for residential purposes. 7
441	441
442	442	(G) (1) THIS SUBSECTION APPLI ES ONLY IN CHARLES COUNTY. 8
443	443
444	444	(2) EACH MEMBER OF THE GO VERNING BODY SHALL S UCCESSFULLY 9
445	445	COMPLETE A TRAINING CURRICULUM ON THE RE SPONSIBILITIES OF A MEMBER OF 10
446	446	THE GOVERNING BODY DEVELOPED BY : 11
447	447
448	448	(I) A COMMON OWNERSHIP COM MISSION RECOGNIZED B Y THE 12
449	449	STATE OR A LOCAL GOVE RNMENT; OR 13
450	450
451	451	(II) AN ORGANIZATION APPRO VED TO ADMINISTER TH E 14
452	452	TRAINING CURRICULUM BY A RECOGNIZED COMM ON OWNERSHIP COMMISS ION. 15
453	453
454	454	(3) EACH MEMBER OF THE GO VERNING BODY SHALL SUCCESSFU LLY 16
455	455	COMPLETE THE TRAININ G CURRICULUM REQUIRE D UNDER THIS SUBSECT ION 17
456	456	WITHIN 90 DAYS AFTER THE INDIV IDUAL: 18
457	457
458	458	(I) IS FIRST ELECTED OR A PPOINTED TO THE GOVE RNING 19
459	459	BODY; OR 20
460	460
461	461	(II) FOR A MEMBER WHO IS I N OFFICE ON OCTOBER 1, 2025, 21
462	462	BEGINS A SUBSEQUENT TERM AS A MEMBER OF THE GOVERN ING BODY. 22
463	463
464	464	(4) (I) THE GOVERNING BODY SH ALL: 23
465	465
466	466	1. CERTIFY THAT EACH MEM BER SUCCESSFULLY 24
467	467	COMPLETES THE TRAINI NG CURRICULUM REQUIR ED UNDER THIS SUBSEC TION; 25
468	468
469	469	2. RETAIN A COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF 26
470	470	COMPLETION OF EACH MEMBER ; AND 27
471	471
472	472	3. WITHIN 90 DAYS AFTER THE CERTI FICATION OF THE 28
473	473	MEMBER, REPORT TO THE COMMON OWNERSHIP COMMISSION ON THE 29
474	474	CERTIFICATION . 30
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477	477
478	478	(II) A CERTIFICATE OF COMPL ETION ISSUED UNDER T HIS 1
479	479	PARAGRAPH SHALL BE V ALID FOR 3 YEARS. 2
480	480
481	481	(III) IF A MEMBER OF THE GOVERNIN G BODY REMAINS A 3
482	482	MEMBER OF THE GOVERN ING BODY AT THE TIME THE CERTIFICATE EXPI RES, THE 4
483	483	MEMBER SHALL RENEW T HE CERTIFICATION BY SUCCESSFULLY COMPLET ING THE 5
484	484	TRAINING REQUIRED UN DER THIS SUBSECTION . 6
485	485
486	486	(5) IF A MEMBER OF THE GO VERNING BODY DOES NOT 7
487	487	SUCCESSFULLY COMPLET E THE TRAINING REQUI RED UNDER THIS SUBSE CTION, 8
488	488	THE GOVERNING BODY M AY: 9
489	489
490	490	(I) REMOVE THE MEMBER FRO M THE GOVERNING BODY ; OR 10
491	491
492	492	(II) INVALIDATE A VOTE OF THE MEMBER . 11
493	493
494	494	[(g)] (H) If the declarant fails to comply with the requirements of this section, an 12
495	495	aggrieved lot owner may submit the dispute to the Division of Consumer Protection of the 13
496	496	Office of the Attorney General under § 11B–115(c) of this title. 14
497	497
498	498	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 15
499	499	October 1, 2025. 16
500	500