Maryland Code, CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS 5-6B-22
Terms Used In Maryland Code, CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS 5-6B-22
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
(b) (1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, a provision in the articles of incorporation or a proprietary lease or a provision of the bylaws of a cooperative housing corporation that prohibits or restricts commercial or business activity in general, but does not expressly apply to no-impact home-based businesses, may not be construed to prohibit or restrict the establishment and operation of no-impact home-based businesses.
(2) Subject to the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, the operation of a no-impact home-based business shall be:
(i) Considered a residential activity; and
(ii) A permitted activity.
(c) (1) (i) Subject to the provisions of paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, a cooperative housing corporation may include in its articles of incorporation, bylaws, or proprietary leases a provision expressly prohibiting the use of a residential unit as a no-impact home-based business.
(ii) A provision described under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph expressly prohibiting the use of a residential unit as a no-impact home-based business shall apply to an existing no-impact home-based business in the cooperative project.
(2) A provision described under paragraph (1)(i) of this subsection expressly prohibiting the use of a residential unit as a no-impact home-based business may not be enforced unless it is approved by a simple majority of the total eligible voters of the cooperative housing corporation under the voting procedures contained in the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the corporation.
(3) If a cooperative housing corporation includes in its articles of incorporation, bylaws, or proprietary leases a provision prohibiting the use of a residential unit as a no-impact home-based business, it shall also include a provision stating that the prohibition may be eliminated and no-impact home-based businesses may be approved by a simple majority of the total eligible voters of the cooperative housing corporation under the voting procedures contained in the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the corporation.
(4) If a cooperative housing corporation includes in its articles of incorporation, bylaws, or proprietary leases a provision expressly prohibiting the use of a residential unit as a no-impact home-based business, the prohibition may be eliminated and no-impact home-based business activities may be permitted by the approval of a simple majority of the total eligible voters of the cooperative housing corporation under the voting procedures contained in the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the corporation.
(d) A cooperative housing corporation may:
(1) Restrict or prohibit a no-impact home-based business in any areas constituting those portions of a cooperative project possessed in common by the members; and
(2) Impose a fee for use of any areas constituting those portions of a cooperative project possessed in common by the members in a reasonable amount not to exceed $50 per year on each no-impact home-based business operating in the cooperative project.