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Delegation holds community-nuisance bill after debate over standing, safeguards and potential misuse
Summary
House Bill 305, which would expand community associations' standing to seek injunctive relief for local-code nuisance abatement, was debated at length; delegates raised concerns about duplicate associations, low membership thresholds and removal of bond requirements, and voted to hold the bill for one week (13 in favor, 4 opposed) for further review and amendments.
The Baltimore County delegation debated House Bill 305, which would expand the definition of community association so such associations can seek injunctive and other equitable relief in Baltimore County Circuit Court for nuisance abatement based on local-code violations.
Delegate Ruth, reporting for the community affairs subcommittee, said the bill's changes include widening the definition of associations that can sue, updating references to the county code and removing a requirement that the circuit court set a special bond amount for community associations seeking relief. The subcommittee had voted to move the bill…
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