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<section number="10-352" name="Definitions" law="code" slug="sec-10-352" node_id="PTIITI17PULOLAPRGECOMA_SUBTITLE_10FITA_DIV35PRGECOBUIMDI_S10-352DE">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>"Board" means the Board of Directors of a District Corporation.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>"Commercial Tenant" means a lessee or other lawful occupant, other than the owner of nonexempt property within a district.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>"Condominium" has the meaning stated in § 11-101 of the Maryland Real Property Article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>"Cooperative Housing Corporation" has the meaning stated in § 5-6B-01 of the Maryland Corporations and Associations Article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>"District" means a business improvement district established under this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>"District corporation" means a business improvement district corporation formed in accordance with this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>"Formation steering committee" means the group of stakeholders responsible for leading the formation of a district and preparing the application in accordance with Section 10-358 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>"Homeowners association" has the meaning stated in § 11B-101 of the Maryland Real Property Article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="9">
      <text>"Members of the district" means owners of nonexempt property, commercial tenants, and residents in the district.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="10">
      <text>"Nonexempt property" means all real property that is not exempt from paying real property taxes except:</text>
      <level label="a">
        <text>Condominium units and cooperative housing corporations units that exist on or before the date of establishment of the district;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="b">
        <text>Homeowners associations; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="c">
        <text>Residential property with fewer than four dwelling units.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="11">
      <text>"Parcel" means a lot or acreage plat, lawfully recorded among the Land Records of Prince George's.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="12">
      <text>"Plat" means a drawing prepared at an appropriate scale to show the results of the findings and conclusions of a survey, and in accordance with the regulations for the state of Maryland.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="13">
      <text>"Property" means real property or any interest therein or appurtenant thereto.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="14">
      <text>"Resident" means an individual whose primary residence is within a district, including a renter or an owner of residential property, regardless of whether the individual resides on nonexempt property or exempt property.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
