2 rules for unincorporated Harford County, Maryland.
Verified from official government sources
Rooftop solar is protected in Harford County. Maryland law bars any land-use restriction from unreasonably limiting a solar collector on a roof the owner controls. Homeowners pull a county building and electrical permit and sign a utility interconnection agreement.
Md. Code, Real Property §2-119
A restriction on use regarding land use may not impose or act to impose unreasonable limitations on the installation of a solar collector system on the roof or exterior walls of improvements, provided that the property owner owns or has the right to exclusive use of the roof or exterior walls.
A Harford County HOA cannot unreasonably restrict rooftop solar on a roof the owner controls. Under Maryland law, a covenant is unreasonable if it raises installation cost at least 5 percent or cuts energy output at least 10 percent.
Md. Code, Real Property §2-119
For purposes of paragraph (1) of this subsection, a restriction on use is unreasonable if application of the restriction on use to a particular proposal: (i) Increases the installation cost of the solar collector system by at least 5% over the projected cost of the initially proposed installation; or (ii) Reduces the energy generated by the solar collector system by at least 10% below the proje...
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