A Maryland HOA enforces its recorded covenants and architectural rules, but to impose a sanction it must follow the statutory due-process procedure in Real Prop. § 11B-111.10 — written notice, a cure period of at least 15 days, and a requested hearing. Final decisions are appealable to Maryland courts.
Restrictive covenants and architectural-review provisions are enforced from the recorded declaration, but Real Prop. § 11B-111.10 layers a mandatory process over enforcement. The HOA must give written notice of the violation, allow "a period of time, not less than 15 days" to cure, and — if unresolved — offer a hearing within 12 months where the owner may "present evidence and cross-examine witnesses." The hearing cannot be set fewer than 10 days after the request, and a decision "shall be appealable to the courts of Maryland." Separately, Real Prop. § 11B-111.3 bars covenants from restricting an owner's distribution of information about HOA operations more than the board restricts its own. The Act imposes no separate mandatory mediation prerequisite.
An enforcement sanction is valid only if the § 11B-111.10 notice, cure-period, and hearing steps are met. Owners may appeal a sanction decision to Maryland courts; vague covenants are construed narrowly under Maryland property law.
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