Maryland Code, REAL PROPERTY 10-605
Terms Used In Maryland Code, REAL PROPERTY 10-605
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- Rescission: The cancellation of budget authority previously provided by Congress. The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 specifies that the President may propose to Congress that funds be rescinded. If both Houses have not approved a rescission proposal (by passing legislation) within 45 days of continuous session, any funds being withheld must be made available for obligation.
“Notice to Purchaser
Your new home will be covered by a new home warranty that meets the minimum requirements established under Title 10, Subtitle 6 of the Real Property Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland. Before you sign this contract, your builder is required to give you a copy of the warranty coverage you will receive.
The name of the new home warranty security plan in which your builder is currently a participant is …….. You are strongly encouraged to call the new home warranty security plan at ……. to verify (i) that your builder is in good standing with this company, and (ii) that your new home will be covered by a warranty from this company.
If the builder is not a participant in good standing with this company on the date of this contract, or if the new home has not been registered in the plan on or before the warranty date, then it is a material breach of the contract and you are entitled to whatever remedies are provided by law, including, but not limited to, rescission or cancellation of this contract and, except in the case of a construction contract for a new home built on your own property, a refund of any money paid to the builder for your new home.
On the day that you first occupy the new home, settle on the new home, make the final payment to the builder on your new home, or obtain an occupancy permit for a new home if the new home is built on your own property, whichever is earlier, you will be provided with evidence that a new home warranty exists for your new home and that coverage begins on that date. You will be provided with a signed new home warranty within 60 days from the date the coverage begins.
The terms used in this notice shall have the same meanings as provided in Title 10, Subtitle 6 of the Real Property Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.”