Terms Used In Maryland Code, LOCAL GOVERNMENT 16-114

  • 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.
  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
(a) In this section, “common ownership community” means:

(1) a condominium organized under Title 11 of the Real Property Article;

(2) a homeowners association organized under Title 11B of the Real Property Article; or

(3) a cooperative housing corporation organized under Title 5, Subtitle 6B of the Corporations and Associations Article.

(b) By ordinance, Prince George’s County may impose a fee to provide administrative hearing services for the resolution of disputes involving a common ownership community located in the county.

(c) Prince George’s County may specify in the ordinance:

(1) which remedies must be exhausted before administrative hearing services may be utilized; and

(2) the process involved in the administrative hearing services.