# Real Property (GRP)

## Title 14. Miscellaneous Rules

### Subtitle 9. Residential Property Service Agreements

#### Section 14-903

A service agreement, or any part of a service agreement, may not:

(1) Be effective for more than 1 year; or

(2)

  (i) Purport to run with the land or bind subsequent bona fide purchasers;

  (ii) Purport to create a lien, encumbrance, or security interest on the residential property of a party to the service agreement; or

  (iii) Allow the service provider to assign or transfer the right to provide services under the service agreement to another person without notice or the consent of a party to the service agreement.

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Md. Code Ann., Real Prop. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)