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Terms Used In Maryland Code, INSURANCE 10-801

  • Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) “Authorized representative” means an independent contractor of an owner of a self-service storage facility.

(c) “Business entity” has the meaning stated in § 5-511 of this article.

(d) “Designated responsible producer” means an individual who:

(1) holds a limited lines license under this subtitle; and

(2) is designated by the owner as responsible for the owner’s compliance with insurance laws, rules, and regulations of the State.

(e) “Occupant” means a person or the person’s sublessee, successor, or assignee who is entitled to the use of a leased space at a self-service storage facility.

(f) “Owner” means the owner of a self-service storage facility.

(g) (1) “Personal property” means movable property that is not affixed to land.

(2) “Personal property” includes:

(i) goods, wares, merchandise, household items, and furnishings;

(ii) a vehicle, as defined in § 11-176 of the Transportation Article; and

(iii) watercraft and motorized watercraft.

(h) “Self-service storage facility” means any real property that is used for renting or leasing storage space in which the occupants themselves customarily store and remove personal property on a self-service basis.

(i) “Self-service storage producer” means:

(1) an owner of a self-storage facility who holds a limited lines license under this subtitle; or

(2) a designated responsible producer.