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In the January issue of the McMillan Metro Alert, we advised our clients that the State of Maryland had carved out a limited exemption from the 10% inheritance tax for the devise of an interest in a principal residence jointly owned by domestic partners to the surviving partner along with the requirements for qualifying for the exemption. Because of this change in the law, domestic partners may want

For those interested in Homeowners Associations and Condominium projects, the Maryland General Assembly passed several new laws in 2010 that will affect the drafting of new governing documents for these types of projects to include how administration, management and maintenance requirements are addressed by the developer while in control of the project and, thereafter, by the homeowners and management

The Maryland legislature has adopted a new statute intended to regulate the transition of control from developer to owners in homeowners' associations. This statute adds new Section 106.1 to the Homeowners Association Act, found in Section 11B of the Real Property Article of the Maryland Code (hereinafter the “Statute”). It will seem very familiar to developers and builders already conversant with