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Long debate over new state oversight for condo/HOA disputes as sponsor defends fee and scope
Summary
HB402 would create a common ownership community oversight division (or use local commissions) to provide dispute resolution and an ombuds‑style office; sponsors argued it fills gaps in county coverage while industry groups warned of redundancy, costs and overlapping authority.
Delegate Marvin Holmes urged a favorable report on House Bill 402, a 30‑page proposal to create a Common Ownership Community oversight division at the Department of Housing and Community Development and, where local commissions exist, to coordinate with them. "If someone who lives in a condo, HOA or co‑op has a question or a problem ... there's nowhere to go," Holmes said, describing the bill as a statewide backstop and a mechanism for alternative dispute resolution.
The sponsor said the bill is modeled on Montgomery County and Prince George's County…
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