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Multiple bills at JPR would reshape how Marylanders in condos, HOAs and co‑ops govern and seek help
Summary
The Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee heard multiple bills Feb. 25 addressing governance, elections, reserve funding, ombudsman services and pathways to limited‑equity cooperatives for HOAs, condominiums and co‑ops.
The Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee heard a set of related measures Feb. 25 that would affect common ownership communities — homeowners associations (HOAs), condominium associations and limited‑equity cooperatives — ranging from election rules to reserve funding and ombudsman services.
Senator Cheryl Kagan presented a bill (SB 7 58) that would establish four guardrails for HOAs and condominiums: independent or neutral election oversight, protections for homeowners to disagree without retaliation, financial transparency with reasonable access to records, and expanded enforcement by the Attorney General. “This bill…just establishes guardrails in 4 areas,” Kagan told the committee.
Other bills heard or introduced in the same session covered board training (SB 7 28, required training for new board members), campaign sign timing in common ownership communities (SB 8 17, to…
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