Delegation member seeks signatures on letter urging timeline relief for reserve studies in condo/co-op communities

Delegate Alan told the Baltimore County delegation he is circulating a letter for colleagues to sign supporting changes to reserve study requirements for common ownership communities, including condos and housing co‑ops, that would extend compliance timelines from three to five years.

Alan said the change aims to ease immediate financial burdens on some communities that otherwise would need large fee increases to fund reserve accounts on a shorter timetable. "Adjusting the time frame, you know, by which, a community is, is required to have these funds, I think, would would go a long way to easing some of that burden," he said, describing a short letter he prepared for delegation members to sign.

The delegate said the bill related to the reserve-study requirement had passed the House in a prior year but stalled in the Senate, and that the current reintroduction seeks to give communities more time to meet reserve funding requirements. He said the letter is being circulated informally (not as a formal delegation endorsement) and that supporters include Baltimore County Council members and local leaders in affected neighborhoods. Alan invited colleagues to email him with digital signatures or to sign a printed copy; he asked for responses by Monday afternoon to allow collection of names.

The chair posted the letter to the meeting’s shared agenda materials for members to review. Delegates did not take a formal vote; the hearing for the bill was scheduled elsewhere and the letter could not be submitted in time for same-day testimony. Delegates were asked to indicate willingness to sign by the stated deadline.