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<section article="gcl" article_name="Commercial Law" number="14-1801" title_number="14" title_name="Miscellaneous Consumer Protection Provisions" subtitle_number="18" subtitle_name="Merchandise Delivery">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>“Consumer” has the same meaning as that term has in Title 13 of this article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>“Dealer” means a person who engages in the business of selling or leasing household goods to consumers residing in Maryland.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>“Estimated delivery date” means the date established under § 14-1802 or § 14-1803 of this subtitle on which the dealer reasonably anticipates to deliver the ordered household good to the consumer.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“Household good” means any article or set of articles used to furnish or supply a residential dwelling such as a sofa, cabinet, rug, carpeting, washing machine, refrigerator, television, dining room set, or range.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Household good” does not include:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Any article taken by the consumer on the date the article was ordered;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Any article ordered by mail; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Any permanent fixture.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
