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Maryland Attorney General Is Authorized To Address Violations Of The Condominium Act Affecting Consumers

by | Nov 5, 2013

The Maryland Condominium Act contains a somewhat unusual provision that expressly vests broad authority to address violations of the Act in the office of the Attorney General.  Section 11-130  provides that, “[t]o the extent that a violation of any provision of this title affects a consumer, that violation shall be within the scope of the enforcement duties and powers of the Division of Consumer Protection of the Office of the Attorney General.”  For purposes of this provision, a consumer is defined as “an actual or prospective purchaser, lessee, assignee or recipient of a condominium unit.”  Also included as a consumer is any “co-oligor or surety for a consumer.”  Accordingly, prospective purchasers and persons having an possessory interest in a condominium unit, alleged to be aggrieved by a violation of any provision of the Condominium Act, may seek the intervention of the Consumer Protection Division of the Attorney General’s Office.

Ocean City Condo Show This Weekend

by | Oct 25, 2013

The Ocean City Condo Show is this weekend at the R.E. Powell Ocean City Convention Center, Saturday, October 26 and Sunday, October 27.  Please look for the ad for this  blog in the show program and in this  week’s edition of The Bayside Gazette  and Ocean City Today.

Maryland Condo Law Blog To Be Featured In The Ocean City Spring Home,Condo and Outdoor Show Program

by | Oct 3, 2013

Ocean City area residents and visitors should look for information on this blog in the Ocean City Spring Home, Condo and Outdoor Show Program.  The 28th annual show will take place at the R.E. Powell Ocean City Convention Center during the weekend of October 25 – 27.  The program will be available at the show, and can also be found as an insert in that week’s edition of The Bayside Gazette  and Ocean City Today.

Contracts For The Initial Sale of Condominium Units In Maryland Are Invalid If the Public Offering Statement Has Not Been Registered

by | Sep 30, 2013

Under Section 11-127 of the Maryland Condominium Act, devel0pers  of condominiums are required to file a Public Offering Statement with the Maryland Secretary of State.  Until the Public Offering Statement is registered, and until 10 days after all amendments have been filed, a contract for the sale of any unit may not be entered into, and any such contracts are void.  Additionally, under Section 11-126 of the Maryland Condominium Act, the initial purchaser of a condominium unit must receive a copy of the Public Offering Statement at or before the time the contract of sale is entered into, or the contract is unenforceable by the seller.  Such contracts of sale are also required to contain, in conspicuous type, a notice of the purchaser’s right to receive a Public Offering Statement.