COUNTY COUNCIL VOTES TO ENHANCE CONSUMER PROTECTION IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY

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COUNTY COUNCIL VOTES TO ENHANCE CONSUMER PROTECTION IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY

For immediate release:
11/20/2015 11:00:00 AM

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Karen D. Campbell 301-952-5182 CouncilMedia@co.pg.md.us
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Unanimous Vote for Common Ownership Communities Legislative Package
 
 
The Prince George’s County Council, during the final 2015 legislative session on Tuesday, November 17, 2015, voted unanimously to adopt a trio of bills, CB-49-2015, CB-50-2015, and CB-58-2015, addressing consumer matters related to Common Ownership Communities.
 
Vice-Chair Derrick Leon Davis (D) – District 6, led the effort to move the initiative forward through the Council’s Transportation, Housing and Environment Committee, which convened a 22-member Common Ownership Communities Workgroup on December 6, 2013 to develop recommendations.
 
Council Vice-Chair Davis says Council adoption of these bills will sustain and strengthen common ownership throughout Prince George’s County.    
 
“There are unique concerns associated with common ownership communities and stakeholders have devoted considerable time to the study and deliberation of these issues.  I appreciate the dedication of the workgroup and the consensus of my Council colleagues to accomplish this arduous task.   We have achieved a legislative package that provides a critical tool for our residents by creating a more equitable resolution process and clarifying the roles of existing County agencies.  My colleagues and I agree that while there is more work to do, these bills offer an important step in the right direction.”
 
Council Vice-Chair Davis also thanked County Executive Rushern L. Baker, III for his support.
 
“The partnership of County Executive Baker and his staff on the challenges around common ownership and the commitment to implement these new laws will help move our County forward as we provide greater consumer protection in Prince George’s County.”
 
The Common Ownership Communities legislative package achieves three basic goals.  CB-49-2015 creates a Commission on Common Ownership Communities to advocate for the concerns of common ownership communities and businesses.  CB-50-2015 enhances the County’s Common Ownership Communities Program by providing for violations, charges, and fees.  CB-58-2015 amends the Common Ownership Communities Program to assist governing bodies, owners, and residents of homeowners’ associations, residential condominiums, and cooperative housing corporations with education, training, and dispute resolution and/or administrative hearing procedures in matters relating to these communities.
 
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