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MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  8A-501 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 8A - Mobile Home Parks|Subtitle 5 - Prohibitions Against Owner|Section 8A-501 - Prohibited Actions by Park Owner

    A park owner may not:        (1)    Require, as a condition of tenancy, the purchase of any permanent improvement that would become the property of the park owner;        (2)    Require any current resident or prospective resident to purchase from any particular person a mobile home, materials, or equipment, including the equipment required by the applicable law, necessary for installation of the mobile home, except in connection with the initial leasing or renting of a newly–constructed lot not previously leased or rented to any other person;        (3)    Restrict the supplier of any product or service that the park owner does not supply to all residents in the park, except as the restriction directly relates to the safety of the residents;        (4)    Restrict the installation, service, or maintenance of any electric or gas appliance if the installation complies with the applicable building code and other laws;        (5)    Restrict any interior improvement of a mobile home if the improvement complies with the applicable code and other laws;        (6)    Directly or indirectly, receive, collect, or accept any gratuity from any person that is made to facilitate, influence, or procure any advantage over other prospective residents in connection with the lease, use, or occupation of the premises; or        (7)    (i)    Enforce the designation of an area in a park for exclusive occupancy by adults against any individual who, at the time the designation is made, is the owner or tenant of a mobile home in the park, as to that mobile home at its location at the time of the designation.            (ii)    Subparagraph (i) of this paragraph does not apply if only a part of the park is so designated, and                1.    The park owner:                A.    Has made available to the individual, under comparable terms and conditions, another reasonably equivalent site for the mobile home in an area of the park that is not so designated and the individual shall accept or reject the proposed site within 60 days from the time the equivalent site is made available; and                B.    Has assumed the responsibility of moving the mobile home at the park owner’s expense; or                2.    The mobile home is not moved.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  8A-502 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 8A - Mobile Home Parks|Subtitle 5 - Prohibitions Against Owner|Section 8A-502 - Award in Action to Recover Gratuity

    In any action to recover any gratuity, the court shall award:         (1)    A double amount of the gratuity; and        (2)    The court costs.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  8A-503 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 8A - Mobile Home Parks|Subtitle 5 - Prohibitions Against Owner|Section 8A-503 - Charge for Utility Service

    A park owner who purchases from a publicly regulated utility any electricity, gas, or other utility service for resale to a resident may not charge directly or indirectly for the resale an amount that exceeds the amount that the utility charges the park owner.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  8A-601 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 8A - Mobile Home Parks|Subtitle 6 - Sales and Transfer of Mobile Homes|Section 8A-601 - Prohibited Actions by Park Owner

    A park owner may not:         (1)    Prevent a resident from selling his mobile home in the park; and        (2)    Require the resident to remove the mobile home from the park because of the sale of the mobile home.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  8A-602 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 8A - Mobile Home Parks|Subtitle 6 - Sales and Transfer of Mobile Homes|Section 8A-602 - Approval of Buyer

    A park owner may prescribe by rule that, in any sale of a mobile home by which the mobile home is to be retained in the park, he reserves the right to approve the buyer and the standards of the mobile home. A park owner may not unreasonably withhold approval of a buyer.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  8A-603 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 8A - Mobile Home Parks|Subtitle 6 - Sales and Transfer of Mobile Homes|Section 8A-603 - Collection of Commission

    A park owner may collect a commission in connection with the sale of a mobile home only if he has acted as an agent for either party to the sale pursuant to a separate written agreement.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  8A-604 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 8A - Mobile Home Parks|Subtitle 6 - Sales and Transfer of Mobile Homes|Section 8A-604 - Notice of Resident's Intention to Sell

    A resident shall provide the park owner with a 30-day prior written notice of the resident’s intention to sell the mobile home which will be removed from the site or retained on the site after resale, subject to the provisions of this title.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  8A-605 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 8A - Mobile Home Parks|Subtitle 6 - Sales and Transfer of Mobile Homes|Section 8A-605 - Notice of Park Rules to Be Given to Buyer

    (a)    (1)    This subsection applies to a person who sells a mobile home and, in connection with the sale:            (i)    Is, or acts as an agent for, the owner of the park in which the home is to be located; and            (ii)    Negotiates with the buyer to place the home in a park.        (2)    Prior to the execution of a contract for the sale of a mobile home, the seller of the mobile home shall provide to the buyer a copy of any rules established under Subtitle 3 of this title by the owner of the park in which the mobile home is to be located.        (3)    A contract is unenforceable by a person described in paragraph (1) of this subsection if the person does not comply with paragraph (2) of this subsection.    (b)    If subsection (a) of this section does not apply, the seller shall provide the buyer with a notice, in writing, separate from the contract, and in substantially the following form:
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  8A-701 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 8A - Mobile Home Parks|Subtitle 7 - Covenant of Quiet Enjoyment; Rights of Entry|Section 8A-701 - Right of Entry at Beginning of Term of Lease

    (a)    A park owner shall assure the resident that the resident, peaceably and quietly, may enter on the leased premises at the beginning of the term of any lease.    (b)    If the park owner fails to provide the resident with possession of the site at the beginning of the term of any lease, the rent payable under the rental agreement shall abate until possession is delivered. The resident on written notice to the park owner before possession is delivered may terminate, cancel, and rescind the rental agreement.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  8A-702 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 8A - Mobile Home Parks|Subtitle 7 - Covenant of Quiet Enjoyment; Rights of Entry|Section 8A-702 - Refund of Prepaid Rent, Deposit, or Security

    On termination of the rental agreement under this subtitle, the park owner shall refund to the resident all money or property given as prepaid rent, deposit, or security.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  8A-703 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 8A - Mobile Home Parks|Subtitle 7 - Covenant of Quiet Enjoyment; Rights of Entry|Section 8A-703 - Consequential Damages

    If due to the fault of the park owner, the park owner fails to provide the resident with possession of the site at the beginning of the term of any lease, whether or not the lease is terminated under this section, the park owner is liable to the prospective resident for consequential damages actually suffered by him subsequent to the prospective resident giving notice to the park owner of his inability to enter on the leased premises.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  8A-704 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 8A - Mobile Home Parks|Subtitle 7 - Covenant of Quiet Enjoyment; Rights of Entry|Section 8A-704 - Right of Entry in Certain Circumstances

    (a)    A park owner has at all reasonable times a right of entry onto the mobile home site to repair or replace any utility and to protect the park. Except in the case of an emergency, the entry may not be made in a manner and at a time that interferes unreasonably with the quiet enjoyment of the site by the resident.    (b)    Except in the case of an emergency or to prevent imminent danger to a mobile home or its occupant, a park owner does not have any right of entry to the mobile home without the prior written consent of the resident. The resident may revoke at any time and in writing a consent to entry.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  8A-801 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 8A - Mobile Home Parks|Subtitle 8 - Park Owner -- General Obligations|Section 8A-801 - Duties of Park Owner; Discrimination

    (a)    The park owner at all times shall:        (1)    Comply with all applicable building, housing, zoning, and health codes;        (2)    Keep in good repair the leased site and all permanent fixtures that the park owner provides;        (3)    Keep in a good state of appearance, repair, safety, and cleanliness the common areas and buildings;        (4)    Provide at all reasonable times for the benefit of residents access to common areas, including their buildings and improvements, which access may not infringe on the leased site of any resident; and        (5)    Keep in good repair each utility service.    (b)    A park owner or operator of a mobile home park, or his agent or employee, may not refuse, withhold from, or deny to any person any of the accommodations, advantages, facilities, or privileges of the mobile home park or leases to the premises because of race, creed, color, sex, or national origin of that person.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  8A-901 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 8A - Mobile Home Parks|Subtitle 9 - Resident -- General Obligations|Section 8A-901 - Duties of Resident

    A resident and his guest at all times shall:         (1)    Comply with park rules by conducting himself in a manner that does not disturb unreasonably other residents and that does not constitute a breach of the peace;        (2)    Comply with all obligations imposed on the residents by applicable building, housing, zoning, and health codes; and        (3)    Keep clean and sanitary the leased site.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  8A-1101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 8A - Mobile Home Parks|Subtitle 11 - Eviction of Resident -- Park Owner's Remedies|Section 8A-1101 - Eviction of Resident

    (a)    A park owner may only evict a resident for:        (1)    Nonpayment of rent; or        (2)    The following violations:            (i)    Making or causing to be made, with knowledge, any false or misleading statement on an application for tenancy;            (ii)    Violation of a federal, State, or local law that is detrimental to the safety and welfare of other residents in the park; or            (iii)    Repeated violation of any rule or provision of the rental agreement occurring within a 6–month period.    (b)    A park owner shall deliver to the resident by certified mail, regular mail, or personal delivery a written notice of the violation at least 30 days before the date the resident is required to vacate the premises. The notice shall be specifically addressed to the resident in question and shall provide a specific reason for the eviction.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  8A-1102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 8A - Mobile Home Parks|Subtitle 11 - Eviction of Resident -- Park Owner's Remedies|Section 8A-1102 - Prohibition on Nonjudicial Eviction by Willful Diminution of Services

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Threaten to take possession” means using words or actions intended to convince a reasonable person that the park owner intends to take imminent possession of the leased premises in violation of this section.        (3)    (i)    “Willful diminution of services” means intentionally interrupting or causing the interruption of heat, running water, hot water, electricity, or gas by the park owner for the purpose of forcing a resident to abandon the property.            (ii)    “Willful diminution of services” does not include a park owner choosing not to continue to pay for utility service for the leased premises after a final court order awarding possession of the leased premises, if the park owner has provided the resident reasonable notice of the owner’s intention and the opportunity for the resident to open an account in the resident’s name for that service.    (b)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a park owner may not take possession or threaten to take possession of leased premises from a resident or resident holding over by locking the resident out or any other action, including willful diminution of services to the resident.        (2)    A park owner may take possession of leased premises from a resident or resident holding over only:            (i)    In accordance with a warrant of restitution issued by a court and executed by a sheriff or constable; or            (ii)    If the resident has abandoned or surrendered possession of the leased premises.    (c)    (1)    If in any proceeding the court finds in favor of the resident because the park owner violated subsection (b) of this section, the resident may recover:            (i)    Actual damages; and            (ii)    Reasonable attorney’s fees and costs.        (2)    The remedies set forth in this subsection are not exclusive.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  8A-1301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 8A - Mobile Home Parks|Subtitle 13 - Retaliatory Actions|Section 8A-1301 - Retaliatory Actions

    (a)    (1)    For any reason listed in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a park owner may not:            (i)    Bring or threaten to bring an action for possession against a resident;            (ii)    Arbitrarily increase the rent or decrease the services to which a resident has been entitled; or            (iii)    Terminate a periodic tenancy.        (2)    A park owner may not take an action that is listed under paragraph (1) of this subsection for any of the following reasons:            (i)    Because the resident or the resident’s agent has provided written or actual notice of a good faith complaint about an alleged violation of the rental agreement, violation of law, or condition on the leased premises that is a substantial threat to the health or safety of occupants to:                1.    The park owner; or                2.    Any public agency against the park owner;            (ii)    Because the resident or the resident’s agent has:                1.    Filed a lawsuit against the park owner; or                2.    Testified or participated in a lawsuit involving the park owner; or            (iii)    Because the resident has participated in any tenant’s organization.    (b)    (1)    A park owner’s violation of subsection (a) of this section is a “retaliatory action”.        (2)    A resident may raise a retaliatory action of a park owner:            (i)    In defense to an action for possession; or            (ii)    As an affirmative claim for damages resulting from a retaliatory action of a park owner occurring during a tenancy.    (c)    If in any proceeding the court finds in favor of the resident because the park owner engaged in a retaliatory action, the court may enter judgment against the park owner for damages not to exceed the equivalent of 3 months’ rent, reasonable attorney’s fees, and court costs.    (d)    An action by a park owner may not be deemed to be retaliatory for purposes of this section if the alleged retaliatory action occurs more than 6 months after a resident’s action that is protected under subsection (a)(2) of this section.    (e)    As long as a park owner’s termination of a tenancy is not the result of a retaliatory action, nothing in this section may be interpreted to alter the park owner’s or the resident’s rights arising from breach of any provision of a rental agreement or rule, or either party’s right to terminate or not renew a rental agreement pursuant to the terms of the rental agreement or the provisions of other applicable law.    (f)    If any county has enacted or enacts an ordinance comparable in subject matter to this section, this section shall supersede the provisions of the ordinance to the extent that the ordinance provides less protection to a resident.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  8A-1601 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 8A - Mobile Home Parks|Subtitle 16 - Nonpayment of Rent|Section 8A-1601 - Action for Eviction Based on Nonpayment of Rent or Recovery of Unpaid Rent

    (a)    In an action by the park owner for eviction based on nonpayment of rent or for recovery of unpaid rent, the resident may raise:        (1)    A defense of material noncompliance with this title if, before the due date of rent, the resident gave to the park owner written notice that based on the noncompliance the resident did not intend to pay rent and specified in detail the provision of noncompliance; or        (2)    Any other legal or equitable defense.    (b)    If, in an action by the park owner for eviction based on nonpayment of rent, the resident raises a defense other than payment, the resident may petition the circuit court for the appointment of a trustee to receive the rent of the resident, apply the same to correcting the deficiency complained of and make a full accounting thereof to the court. The court shall give the parties a reasonable opportunity to present evidence as to the controversy before a trustee is appointed.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  8A-1703 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 8A - Mobile Home Parks|Subtitle 17 - Park Owner's Repossession Remedies|Section 8A-1703 - Judicial Action to Repossess Premises

    (a)    When a rental agreement provides that the park owner may repossess the premises if the resident breaches the rental agreement, and the park owner has given the resident 1 month’s written notice that the resident is in violation of the rental agreement and the park owner desires to repossess the premises, and if the resident or person in actual possession refuses to comply, the park owner may make complaint in writing to the District Court of the county where the premises is located. The court shall summons immediately the resident or person in possession to appear before the court on a day stated in the summons to show cause, if any, why restitution of the possession of the leased premises should not be made to the park owner. If either of the parties fails to appear before the court on the day stated in the summons, the court may continue the case for not less than 6 nor more than 10 days and notify the parties of the continuance.    (b)    If the court determines that the resident breached the terms of the rental agreement and that the breach warrants an eviction, the court shall give judgment for the restitution of the possession of the premises and issue its warrant to the sheriff or a constable commanding him to deliver possession to the park owner in as full and ample manner as the park owner was possessed of the same at the time when the rental agreement was entered into. The court shall give judgment for costs against the resident or person in possession. Either party may appeal to the circuit court for the county within 10 days from entry of the judgment. If the resident (1) files with the District Court an affidavit that the appeal is not taken for delay; (2) files sufficient bond with one or more securities conditioned upon diligent prosecution of the appeal; (3) pays all rent in arrears, all court costs in the case; and (4) pays all losses or damages which the park owner may suffer by reason of the resident’s holding over, the resident or person in possession of the premises may retain possession until the determination of the appeal. Upon application of either party, the court shall set a day for the hearing of the appeal not less than 5 nor more than 15 days after the application, and notice of the order for a hearing shall be served on the other party or his counsel at least 5 days before the hearing. If the judgment of the District Court is in favor of the park owner, a warrant shall be issued by the court which hears the appeal to the sheriff, who shall execute the warrant.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  8A-1801 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 8A - Mobile Home Parks|Subtitle 18 - Applicability, Enforcement and Short Title|Section 8A-1801 - Applicability of Supplementary Rights

    No provision of this title shall be deemed to be a bar to the applicability of supplementary rights afforded by any public local law enacted by the General Assembly or any ordinance or any local law enacted by any municipality or political subdivision of this State; provided, however, that no such law can diminish or limit any right or remedy granted under the provisions of this title.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  8A-1802 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 8A - Mobile Home Parks|Subtitle 18 - Applicability, Enforcement and Short Title|Section 8A-1802 - Enforcement

    (a)    To the extent that a violation of any provision of this title affects a resident or prospective resident, that violation shall be within the scope of the enforcement duties and powers of the Division of Consumer Protection of the Office of the Attorney General, as described in Title 13 of the Commercial Law Article.    (b)    The provisions of this title shall otherwise be enforced by each agency of the State within the scope of its authority.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  8A-1803 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 8A - Mobile Home Parks|Subtitle 18 - Applicability, Enforcement and Short Title|Section 8A-1803 - Short Title

    This title may be cited as the Maryland Mobile Home Parks Act of 1980.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  8B-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 8B - Manufactured Homes|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 8B-101 - Definitions

    (a)    In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Attached to a permanent foundation” means anchored to real property by attachment to a permanent foundation and connected to utilities, including water, gas, electricity, or sewer or septic service.    (c)    “Certificate of origin” has the meaning stated in § 13–101 of the Transportation Article.    (d)    “Certificate of title” means a title issued by the Motor Vehicle Administration for a manufactured home under Title 13 of the Transportation Article.    (e)    “Convert” means to make a manufactured home that is attached to a permanent foundation considered as permanently affixed to a parcel of real property and treated as an integral part of the parcel.    (f)    (1)    “Lien” means an interest in a manufactured home, whether as personal property or real property, or in the parcel of real property to which the manufactured home is or will be affixed, that secures payment of a debt or performance of an obligation.        (2)    “Lien” includes:            (i)    A mortgage, deed of trust, security agreement, or other instrument creating an encumbrance on the property; or            (ii)    An encumbrance arising by operation of law.    (g)    “Manufactured home” has the meaning stated in § 9–102(a) of the Commercial Law Article.    (h)    “Owner” means a person that has an ownership interest in a manufactured home.    (i)    “Sever” means to separate a manufactured home that has been converted to real property from the parcel of real property to which it has been affixed.