{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-1-1319","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Local Government § 1–1319","heading":"","body":"(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.\n(2) “Condominium association” means a council of unit owners, as\ndefined in § 11–109 of the Real Property Article, subject to the provisions of the\nMaryland Condominium Act.\n(3) “Homeowners association” means a homeowners association, as\ndefined in § 11B–101 of the Real Property Article, subject to the provisions of the\nMaryland Homeowners Association Act.\n(b) (1) A county or municipality may establish a local trust fund or other\nappropriate fund for the purpose of repairing or rehabilitating infrastructure within\ncommunities that are subject to the requirements of the Maryland Condominium Act\nor the Maryland Homeowners Association Act.\n(2) A fund created under paragraph (1) of this subsection:\n(i) may be used, at the discretion of a county or municipality,\nfor the repair of infrastructure that is traditionally maintained by the county or\nmunicipality for the benefit of the public, including roads and stormwater\nmanagement facilities; and\n(ii) may not be used to repair or replace recreational facilities\nused for the exclusive use or benefit of the members of a condominium association or\nhomeowners association or their guests.\n(c) (1) A fund established by a county or municipality under subsection\n(b) of this section shall consist of:\n(i) property tax revenues paid to the county or municipality\nby unit owners in a condominium or lot owners in a homeowners association;\n(ii) other appropriations made by the county or municipality\nfor the benefit of the fund;\n(iii) gifts or donations made to the fund; and\n(iv) investment earnings of the fund.\n(2) A county or municipality shall assign property tax revenues paid\nto the county or municipality by the unit owners in a condominium association or the\nlot owners in a homeowners association to a fund established in accordance with this\nsection as follows:\n(i) 25% of the revenues per year for any condominium\nassociation or homeowners association that has not received support from the fund\nsince the date on which the fund was established; and\n(ii) not less than 10% but not more than 25% of the revenues\nper year for any condominium association or homeowners association that has\nreceived support from the fund since the date on which the fund was established.\n(d) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a county or a\nmunicipality may establish eligibility requirements for the award of funds to a\ncondominium association or homeowners association.\n(2) (i) A county or municipality shall prioritize support for\ncondominium associations and homeowners associations that exhibit the greatest\nneed for infrastructure repair or rehabilitation.\n(ii) When evaluating the need for funding to support\ninfrastructure repair, a county or municipality may consider the availability of other\nfunds and resources on which a condominium association or homeowners association\nmay rely.","path":["Article - Local Government"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=glg\u0026section=1-1319","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:58Z","sha256":"2f7e562920026ed55d71fcf24d84d78a16a0460a4d56b6aa15b6723c09a2ee4d","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-1-1318","next":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-1-1320"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}