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<section article="grp" article_name="Real Property" number="14-901" title_number="14" title_name="Miscellaneous Rules" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Residential Property Service Agreements">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>“Record” means the act of adding any document or data that affects residential property to State or local government records.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“Residential property” means real property improved by a dwelling unit that is designed principally and is intended for human habitation.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Residential property” includes:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>A residential condominium unit; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A unit in a cooperative project, as defined in § 5–6B–01 of the Corporations and Associations Article.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“Service agreement” means an agreement where a service provider agrees to provide an individual services for:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The maintenance of residential property that the individual owns; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The purchase or sale of residential property.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Service agreement” includes any memorandum, notice, agreement, or similar document that is used by a service provider to cause a service agreement to be recorded.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“Service provider” means a person that provides services to an individual through a service agreement for:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The maintenance of residential property that the individual owns; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The purchase or sale of residential property.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Service provider” includes any person acting as an agent or designee of a service provider.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
