Local governments may be able to enact laws for condo and homeowners associations. City and county condo laws are largely preempted by state law -- so much so that many local elected officials think they can't help solve local problems unless they are granted certain authority through what is called a "state local law," a state  law written to apply only to a specific local jurisdiction. ( Here is one example that regulates just Frederick County .)  However, that authority ma

On January 8, 2025, the Maryland General Assembly began its legislative session. Bill requests are due on January 17. Most bills of...

CHARM Newsletter * January 8, 2025 There’s hope for beleaguered HOA homeowners. Delegate Ryan Spiegel (Dist. 17, Gaithersburg - Rockville) has drafted a bill, MC 11-25 “Montgomery County – Common Ownership Communities – Disputes, Payments, and Elections,” that would address many grievances of homeowners who live in HOAs, condo associations, or cooperatives specifically in Montgomery County, Maryland today. Del. Spiegel hopes to win the support of the Montgomery County Del