§ 8A-1804. Offer to purchase
West's Annotated Code of MarylandReal PropertyEffective: October 1, 2023
Effective: October 1, 2023
MD Code, Real Property, § 8A-1804
§ 8A-1804. Offer to purchase
(a) On notice of the intent to sell a manufactured housing community in accordance with § 8A-1803 of this subtitle, a homeowners organization may offer to purchase the manufactured housing community by:
(b) The homeowners organization shall send the notice of intent to purchase the manufactured housing community and the proposed agreement required under subsection (a) of this section to the community owner by registered or certified mail.
(c)(1) If the homeowners organization submits a proposed agreement to purchase the manufactured housing community in accordance with subsection (a) of this section within the 60-day period identified in § 8A-1803 of this subtitle, the community owner shall consider the offer in good faith, which shall include a duty not to act to scuttle the proposed agreement, not to arbitrarily or capriciously refuse to proceed with negotiations, and not to engage in misconduct or dishonesty in the negotiations.
(d) If the manufactured housing community owner and the homeowners organization enter into an agreement for the sale of the manufactured housing community, unless the parties agree to an alternative period of time, the homeowners organization shall have not more than 105 days after the date of the agreement to obtain financing and close on the purchase.
(e) If the homeowners organization does not obtain financing for the purchase or the parties fail to close on the purchase within the time period prescribed in subsection (d) of this section, the community owner has complied with the community owner's obligations under this section.
(f) A homeowners organization may assign its rights under this subtitle to a local government, housing authority, nonprofit with expertise relating to housing, or the State or an agency of the State, for the purpose of continuing the use of the property as a manufactured housing community that will provide affordable housing.
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Added by Acts 2023, c. 176, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2023; Acts 2023, c. 177, 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2023.
MD Code, Real Property, § 8A-1804, MD REAL PROP § 8A-1804
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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