By Kristen Buck, ESQ.
By Ruhi Mirza, ESQ.
Kristen is an attorney with Rees Broome and her practice is devoted to representing community associations in Virginia and D.C. She advises her clients on general and collection matters and prior to joining RB, she was counsel for a real estate developer and title company.
Ruhi works with Rees Broome’s Community Associations Group, whose aim is to assist community associations in providing services and amenities that preserve the nature and character of the community, protect property values and meet the expectations of the owners. Since joining the firm, she has worked on a number of collections issues and assisting with other general legal issues. Before joining Rees Broome, Ruhi worked with client representatives’ large lending institutions to develop sound litigation strategies for foreclosures, lien disputes, complex title issues and bankruptcy proceedings.
WHAT’S IN A
Warranty? A
common issue that all communities must deal with during transition from the developer are the inherited defects in the construction, design, and maintenance of the common areas and in the homes. The issues can lead to endless negotiations, disputes, and sometimes, ex-
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pensive lawsuits. However, a community can avoid (or at least lessen) the dark realities of transition, by educating itself on what is covered under the developer’s warranty. In Maryland, along with the express warranties in the contract, plans, specifications and
models associated with a community, section 10-203 of the Maryland Code requires the developer to transfer four implied warranties with the conveyance of every home. The developer must warrant that the home is: (1) Free from faulty materials; (2) Constructed according to sound engineering
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