Reserve studies of common areas

OCD-6/8/3t

M. DAVID STALLINGS, ESQ.

NILES, BARTON & WILMER, LLP

11032 NICHOLAS LANE, SUITE A201 BERLIN, MD 21811

Notice

OF APPOINTMENT

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Estate No. 19752

TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF DOROTHY HENSHALL

Notice is given that Deborah J. McKenna-Burns A/K/A Deborah Jackson, 11926 Man O War Lane, Berlin, MD 21811, was on June 01, 2023 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Dorothy Henshall who died on September 23, 2022, with a will.

Further information can be obtained by reviewing the estate file in the office of the Register of Wills or by contacting the personal representative or the attorney.

All persons having any objection to the appointment (or to the probate of the decedent’s will) shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the 1st day of December, 2023.

Any person having a claim against the decedent must present the claim to the undersigned personal representative or file it with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned on or before the earlier of the following dates:

(1) Six months from the date of the decedent’s death; or

(2) Two months after the personal representative mails or otherwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claims within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. A claim not presented or filed on or before that date, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter. Claim forms may be obtained from the Register of Wills.

Deborah J. McKenna-Burns

A/K/A Deborah Jackson

Personal Representative True Test Copy

Terri Westcott Register of Wills for Worcester County

One W. Market Street Room 102 - Court House Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074

Name of newspaper designated by personal representative: Ocean City Digest

Date of publication: June 08, 2023 OCD-6/8/3t

Additionl

requirements of new Maryland law related to who can conduct review

By Lauren Bunting Contributing Writer

(June 9, 2023) In the past two weeks, we reviewed the Maryland General Assembly new legislation requiring all condominiums, homeowner associations, and housing cooperatives to undertake regular reserve studies of common area components, under House Bill 107.

In this week’s article, we will wrap up provisions of the new law as they relate to who can conduct the reserve study and requirements of associations in providing the reserve study information to owners.

The House Bill 107/Reserve Study law requires a community that has not had a reserve study on or after Oct. 1, 2018, to undertake one no later than Oct.1, 2023, and that study must also be updated every five years thereafter.

Some additional requirements of the law as they relate to having the reserve study conducted are each reserve study must be prepared by an individual who:

• has prepared at least 30 reserve studies for the applicable type of community within the prior three calendar years;

* holds a current license from the State Board of Architects or the State Board for Professional Engineers; or

• is currently designated as a re- serve specialist by the Community Association Institute or a professional reserve analyst by the Association of Professional Reserve Analysts. Also important to note for association boards is that each reserve study must:

• be available for inspection and copying by any unit owner or lot owner;

• be reviewed by the governing body of the cooperative, condominium, or HOA annually in connectionwith preparing the annual budget; and

• be summarized for submission with the annual proposed budget to the unit or lot owners.

— Lauren Bunting is the Broker of Record with Keller Williams Realty of Delmarva in Ocean City, Maryland.