Category Archives: Warranties

Warranties Under The Maryland Condominium Act

June 6, 2011

Section 11-131 of the Maryland Condominium Act provides significant warranty protections for the purchasers for new condominium units. Section 11-131 (a) codified the ruling in Starfish, and established that new home warranties under Section 10-203 “apply to all sales by developers” of condominiums, and that “a newly constructed private dwelling unit means a newly constructed [...]

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Title 11 Implied Warranties On Condominium Units

February 15, 2011

Section 11-131 of the Maryland Condominium Act provides significant warranty protections to the purchasers for new condominium units. Section 11-131 (a) codified the ruling in Starfish, and established that new home warranties under Section 10-203 “apply to all sales by developers” of condominiums, and that “a newly constructed private dwelling unit means a newly constructed [...]

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LEGISLATURE PASSES NEW WARRANTY PROVISIONS BUT NO FORECLOSURE RELIEF

April 30, 2010

         The Maryland General Assembly passed House Bill 620, which, if signed into law by the Governor, will take effect on October 1, 2010. The newly enacted law will expand common element and common area warranty protections in condominiums and homeowners associations beyond the period of a developer’s control. It extends the implied condominium [...]

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The Nuances and Subtleties of the Three-Year Common Element Warranty

October 30, 2009

            A would be condominium buyer has inquired about having heard that it is possible to buy a condominium unit without having the benefit of the three-year common element warranty, because it has already expired at the time of purchase.  What that purchaser heard is absolutely correct.  Maryland’s three-year statutory warranty on certain components of [...]

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Preserving Your Asset

July 27, 2009
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Maryland Condominium Owners Need to be Mindful of Common Element Warranty Requirements

June 19, 2009

If you have decided that the condominium lifestyle is for you, and have purchased a sparkling new unit in a recently constructed complex, you probably take comfort in the fact that Maryland law provides for a three-year warranty on major components of the common elements. However, you may not be aware that when you purchased [...]

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