Unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practices include any: False, falsely disparaging, or misleading oral or written statement, visual description, or other representation of any kind which has the capacity, tendency, or effect of deceiving or misleading consumers; Representation that: Consumer goods, consumer realty, or consumer services have a sponsorship, approval, accessory, characteristic, ingredient, use, benefit, or quantity which they do not have; A merchant has a sponsorship, approval, status, affiliation, or connection which he does not have; Deteriorated, altered, reconditioned, reclaimed, or secondhand consumer goods are original or new; or Consumer goods, consumer realty, or consumer services are of a particular standard, quality, grade, style, or model which they are not; Failure to state a material fact if the failure deceives or tends to deceive; Disparagement of the goods, realty, services, or business of another by a false or misleading representation of a material fact; Advertisement or offer of consumer goods, consumer realty, or consumer services: Without intent to sell, lease, or rent them as advertised or offered; or With intent not to supply reasonably expected public demand, unless the advertisement or offer discloses a limitation of quantity or other qualifying condition; False or misleading representation of fact which concerns: The reason for or the existence or amount of a price reduction; or A price in comparison to a price of a competitor or to one’s own price at a past or future time; Knowingly false statement that a service, replacement, or repair is needed; False statement which concerns the reason for offering or supplying consumer goods, consumer realty, or consumer services at sale or discount prices; Deception, fraud, false pretense, false premise, misrepresentation, or knowing concealment, suppression, or omission of any material fact with the intent that a consumer rely on the same in connection with: The promotion or sale of any consumer goods, consumer realty, or consumer service; A contract or other agreement for the evaluation, perfection, marketing, brokering or promotion of an invention; or The subsequent performance of a merchant with respect to an agreement of sale, lease, or rental; Solicitations of sales or services over the telephone without first clearly, affirmatively, and expressly stating: The solicitor’s name and the trade name of a person represented by the solicitor; The purpose of the telephone conversation; and The kind of merchandise, real property, intangibles, or service solicited; Use of any plan or scheme in soliciting sales or services over the telephone that misrepresents the solicitor’s true status or mission; Use of a contract related to a consumer transaction which contains a confessed judgment clause that waives the consumer’s right to assert a legal defense to an action; Use by a seller, who is in the business of selling consumer realty, of a contract related to the sale of single family residential consumer realty, including condominiums and town houses, that contains a clause limiting or precluding the buyer’s right to obtain consequential damages as a result of the seller’s breach or cancellation of the contract; Violation of a provision of: This title; An order of the Attorney General or agreement of a party relating to unit pricing under Title 14, Subtitle 1 of this article; Title 14, Subtitle 2 of this article, the Maryland Consumer Debt Collection Act; Title 14, Subtitle 3 of this article, the Maryland Door–to–Door Sales Act; Title 14, Subtitle 9 of this article, Kosher Products; Title 14, Subtitle 10 of this article, Automotive Repair Facilities; Section 14–1302 of this article; Title 14, Subtitle 11 of this article, Maryland Layaway Sales Act; Section 22–415 of the Transportation Article; Title 14, Subtitle 20 of this article; Title 14, Subtitle 15 of this article, the Automotive Warranty Enforcement Act; Title 14, Subtitle 21 of this article; Section 18–107 of the Transportation Article; Title 14, Subtitle 22 of this article, the Maryland Telephone Solicitations Act; Title 14, Subtitle 23 of this article, the Automotive Crash Parts Act; Title 10, Subtitle 6 of the Real Property Article; Title 14, Subtitle 25 of this article, the Hearing Aid Sales Act; Title 14, Subtitle 26 of this article, the Maryland Door–to–Door Solicitations Act; Title 14, Subtitle 31 of this article, the Maryland Household Goods Movers Act; Title 14, Subtitle 32 of this article, the Maryland Telephone Consumer Protection Act; Title 14, Subtitle 34 of this article, the Social Security Number Privacy Act; Title 14, Subtitle 37 of this article, the Online Child Safety Act; Section 14–1319, § 14–1320, or § 14–1322 of this article; Section 7–304 or § 8–801 of the Criminal Law Article; Title 7, Subtitle 3 of the Real Property Article, the Protection of Homeowners in Foreclosure Act; Title 6, Subtitle 13 of the Environment Article; Section 7–405(e)(2)(ii) of the Health Occupations Article; Title 12, Subtitle 10 of the Financial Institutions Article; Title 19, Subtitle 7 of the Business Regulation Article; Section 15–311.3 of the Transportation Article; Section 14–1324 of this article; Section 14–1326 of this article; The federal Military Lending Act; The federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act; Section 11–210 of the Education Article; Title 14, Subtitle 44 of this article; Section 14–905 of the Real Property Article; Section 14–1327 of this article; Title 14, Subtitle 13 of the Public Safety Article; Section 12–6C–09.1 of the Health Occupations Article; Title 14, Subtitle 45 of this article; Title 14, Subtitle 46 of this article; Title 14, Subtitle 47 of this article; Title 14, Subtitle 48 of this article; Title 14, Subtitle 49 of this article; Section 14–2904 of this article; Title 14, Subtitle 50 of this article; Section 13–411.1(c)(2) of the Transportation Article; Section 14–1329 of this article; Section 14–1330 of this article; Title 7, Subtitle 4B of the Health Occupations Article; Section 21–259.2 of the Health – General Article; Title 14, Subtitle 15A of this article; Title 5, Subtitle 7B of the Business Regulation Article; or Section 14–1332 of this article; or Act or omission that relates to a residential building and that is chargeable as a misdemeanor under or otherwise violates a provision of the Energy Conservation Building Standards Act, Title 7, Subtitle 4 of the Public Utilities Article.