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<section article="grp" article_name="Real Property" number="11-111.4" title_number="11" title_name="Maryland Condominium Act" subtitle_number="1">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “electric vehicle recharging equipment” means property in the State that is used for recharging vehicles propelled by electricity, including motor vehicles and electric bicycles.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A recorded covenant or restriction, a provision in a declaration, or a provision in the bylaws or rules of a condominium is void and unenforceable if the covenant, restriction, or provision:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Is in conflict with the provisions of this section; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Effectively prohibits or unreasonably restricts the installation or use of electric vehicle recharging equipment in a unit owner’s deeded parking space or a parking space that is specifically designated for use by a particular owner.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>If approval is required for the installation or use of electric vehicle recharging equipment in a condominium, the governing body shall process and review an application for approval in the same manner as an application for approval of an architectural modification to the condominium.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The governing body may not willfully avoid or delay processing and reviewing an application for approval.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>If an application is not denied in writing within 60 days after the governing body receives the application, the application shall be deemed approved, unless the delay is the result of a reasonable request for additional information.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The approval or denial of an application shall be in writing.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The governing body shall approve the installation of electric vehicle recharging equipment in a unit owner’s deeded parking space or a parking space that is specifically designated for use by a particular owner if:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Installation:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>Does not unreasonably impede the normal use of an area outside the unit owner’s parking space; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>Is reasonably possible; and</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The unit owner agrees in writing to:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>Comply with:</text>
        </level>
        <level label="A">
          <text>All relevant building codes and safety standards to maintain the safety of all users of the common area; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="B">
          <text>The condominium’s architectural standards for the installation of the electric vehicle recharging equipment;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>Engage a licensed contractor to install the electric vehicle recharging equipment; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>Pay for the electricity usage associated with the separately metered electric vehicle recharging equipment.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The owner and each successive owner of the electric vehicle recharging equipment shall be responsible for:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Installation costs for the electric vehicle recharging equipment;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Costs for damage to the electric vehicle recharging equipment, common element, or limited common element resulting from the installation, maintenance, repair, removal, or replacement of the electric vehicle recharging equipment;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Costs for the maintenance, repair, and replacement of the electric vehicle recharging equipment up until the equipment is removed;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>If the owner decides to remove the electric vehicle recharging equipment, costs for the removal and for the restoration of the common element or limited common element after removal; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>The cost of electricity associated with the electric vehicle recharging equipment.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>A unit owner shall obtain any permit or approval for electric vehicle recharging equipment that is required by the county or municipal corporation in which the condominium is located.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>Notwithstanding the provisions of § 11–125 of this title, the governing body may grant a license for up to 3 years, renewable at the discretion of the governing body, on any common element necessary for the installation of equipment or for the supply of electricity to any electric vehicle recharging equipment.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A unit owner shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Prior to the installation of the electric vehicle recharging equipment, provide a certificate of insurance naming the condominium association as an additional insured; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Reimburse the association for the cost of an increased insurance premium attributable to the electric vehicle recharging equipment.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Insurance coverage of the electric vehicle recharging equipment shall be maintained so long as the electric vehicle recharging equipment and all appurtenances to the electric vehicle recharging equipment are installed.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
