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<section article="grp" article_name="Real Property" number="11-111.5" title_number="11" title_name="Maryland Condominium Act" subtitle_number="1">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Composting” means the controlled aerobic biological decomposition of organic waste material.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“Composting facility” has the meaning stated in § 9–1701 of the Environment Article.</text>
    </level>
  </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 may not prohibit or unreasonably restrict a unit owner from contracting with a private entity to collect organic waste materials from the unit owner for composting at a composting facility.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A recorded covenant or restriction, a provision in a declaration, or a provision in the bylaws or rules of a condominium that unreasonably impedes the ability of a private entity to access the common elements for the purpose of collecting organic waste materials from a unit owner shall be interpreted as a restriction on the unit owner’s right to contract for private composting services under subsection (b) of this section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
