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HB 402·MD·house

Common Ownership Communities - Oversight, Governing Document Database, and Local Commissions

FailedFiled Jan 22, 2026
Sponsor: Holmes
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Hearing (Senate)

Apr 2, 2026

Summary

The bill would set up a Common Ownership Community Ombudsman within the Attorney General’s office to field complaints about condos, co‑ops and homeowners associations. It also requires those communities to file their governing documents with the Department of Housing and Community Development, which must maintain a searchable public database. Finally, it establishes local commissions to mediate disputes, hold hearings and enforce decisions.

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Hearings

History

  1. Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
  2. Third Reading Passed
  3. Referred Judicial Proceedings
  4. Second Reading Passed with Amendments
  5. Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
  6. Favorable with Amendments {
  7. Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
  8. First Reading Economic Matters

Sponsors

  • Holmes · sponsor
  • Acevero
  • Boyce
  • Kaufman
  • McCaskill
  • Moreno
  • Pasteur
  • Phillips
  • Ross
  • Simmons
  • Stewart
  • Stinnett
  • Toles
  • White Holland
  • Williams
  • Wims

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