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<section article="grp" article_name="Real Property" number="9-204" title_number="9" title_name="Statutory Liens on Real Property" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Trust Relationships in the Construction Industry">
  <level label="a">
    <text>This subtitle applies to contracts subject to Title 17, Subtitle 1 of the State Finance and Procurement Article, known as the “Maryland Little Miller Act”, as well as property subject to § 9-102 of this title.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>This subtitle does not apply to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>A contract for the construction and sale of a single family residential dwelling; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A home improvement contract by a contractor licensed under the Maryland Home Improvement Law.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>In this subtitle, “owner”, “contractor”, and “subcontractor” have the same meanings as in § 9-101 of this title.</text>
  </level>
</section>
