§ 5–6B-23
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., Corps. & Ass'ns § 5-6B-23 (2026)
Title 5. Special Types of Corporations
Subtitle 6B. Maryland Cooperative Housing Corporation Act
§ 5–6B-23LinkCopy Citation
(a)
In this section, “candidate sign” means a sign on behalf of a candidate for public office or a slate of candidates for public office.
(b)
Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a recorded covenant or restriction, a provision in a declaration, or a provision in the bylaws or rules of a cooperative housing corporation may not prohibit or restrict the display of:
(1)
A candidate sign; or
(2)
A sign that advertises the support or defeat of any question submitted to the voters in accordance with the Election Law Article.
(c)
A recorded covenant or restriction, a provision in a declaration, or a provision in the bylaws or rules of a cooperative housing corporation may restrict the display of a candidate sign or a sign that advertises the support or defeat of any proposition:
(1)
In any areas constituting those portions of a cooperative project possessed in common by the members;
(2)
In accordance with provisions of federal, State, and local law; or
(3)
If a limitation to the time period during which signs may be displayed is not specified by a law governing the jurisdiction in which the cooperative housing corporation is located, to a time period not less than:
(i)
(1)
45 days before the start of early voting for a primary election, general election, or vote on the proposition; or
(2)
If there is no early voting, 45 days before the primary election, general election, or vote on the proposition; and
(ii)
7 days after the primary election, general election, or vote on the proposition.