HOA Rules in Charles County, MD (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Charles County, Maryland.
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Dispute Resolution
Charles County offers a formal alternative to a lawsuit for HOA disputes: the Homeowners' Association Dispute Review Board, created under Chapter 247 pursuant to Maryland Real Property Article § 11B-104(c), gives homeowners and associations a forum to resolve covenant and restriction disagreements without going straight to Circuit Court.
Charles County HOA Dispute Review Board Process
Some RestrictionsCharles County Code § 247-1, Findings; purpose
The provision of a forum for alternative dispute resolution in disputes between homeowners' associations and homeowners involving recorded covenants or restrictions of the homeowners' association would be beneficial to all parties. Section 11B-104(c) of the Annotated Code of Maryland empowers the County to establish a homeowners' association commission to hear and resolve such disputes, and the...
CC&R Enforcement
Charles County does not enforce homeowners' association covenants and restrictions directly; a governing body's own authority to require action, alter common areas, or otherwise apply its association documents is governed by state real property law, and disagreements over that authority go to the County's Homeowners' Association Dispute Review Board rather than county code enforcement, under Charles County Code Chapter 247.
Charles County CC&R Enforcement Authority Disputes
Some RestrictionsCharles County Code § 247-2, Definitions (DISPUTE)
DISPUTE A. Any disagreement between two or more parties that involves: (1) The authority of a governing body, under any law or association document, to: (a) Require any person to take any action, or not to take any action, involving a unit or property; ... or (c) Alter or add to a common area or element. ... B. "Dispute" does not include any disagreement that only involves: ... (4) The collecti...
HOA Disputes
Homeowners and associations in Charles County have a set path once a covenant dispute arises under Chapter 247: exhaust the HOA's internal process first, file a written complaint with the county's Dispute Review Board, request mediation, or proceed to a formal hearing, each step carrying its own deadline set in county code.
Charles County HOA Dispute Filing Steps
Some RestrictionsCharles County Code § 247-4, Filing of disputes; exhaustion of association remedies
A. The Board may hear any dispute between or among parties. Either party may file a dispute with the Board by submitting, in writing, a description of the dispute, naming all parties, in a form approved by the Board. The County Commissioners may set a fee for filing disputes with the Board to offset administrative costs. B. A party must not file a dispute with the Board until the party makes a ...
HOA Fines & Enforcement
An HOA's authority to fine a member is disputable in Charles County: Code § 247-2 defines a dispute the county's HOA Board may hear as including whether a governing body had authority to require any person to pay a fee, fine, or assessment, though the law shields already-valid, properly levied assessments from being reopened through that process.
Charles County HOA Fine Dispute Review
Some RestrictionsCharles County Code § 247-2, Definitions (DISPUTE)
DISPUTE A. Any disagreement between two or more parties that involves: (1) The authority of a governing body, under any law or association document, to: ... (b) Require any person to pay a fee, fine, or assessment; ... B. "Dispute" does not include any disagreement that only involves: ... (4) The collection of an assessment validly levied against a party; or ...
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