Federal

• Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA)

State: Maryland

• MD General Assembly
  • Maryland Condominium Act                                    (Article: Real Property, Section/Title: 11)
  • Maryland Homeownes Association Act (MHAA)   (Article: Real Property, Section/Title: 11B)
  • Maryland Contract Lien Act                                      (Article: Real Property, Section/Title: 14-201 to 14-206)
  • Clotheslines on Residential Property                      (Article: Real Property, Section/Title: 14-130)
  • Relevant sections of the Article: Corporations and Associations
• MD Land Records
  • Homeowners Association Depository
• Neighbor’s tree branches are on my property?
  • Maryland has adopted the “Self-Help Rule”. This means that you can cut branches that hang over onto your property. However, you may not destroy the tree in the process, nor can you cut the tree down.

Local: Howard County

• Howard County Code of Ordinances
  • Policital Campain Signs
    • Title 3: Buildings, Subtitle 5: Signs, Sec. 3.503. – Exemptions
  • Rental Housing
    • Title 3: Buildings, Subtitle 7: Property Maintenance Code for Rental Housing
    • Title 3: Buildings, Subtitle 9: Rental Housing License
    • HoCo Rental Housing Licensing
    • HoCo Property Maintenance Code Local Amendments
    • HoCo Citizen Portal – Licenses (http://www.myhoward.info/)
  • Noise Levels
    • Title 8: Crimes and Misdemeanors, Subtitle 9: Noise
  • Fire Prevention Code
    • National Fire Protection Association 1, Fire Code, 2015 Edition
    • Title 17: Public Protection Services,  Subtitle 1: Fire and Rescue Services
    • Title 21: Traffic Control and Transportation, Subtitle 2: Standing, Stopping, and Parking Of Vehicles; Automated Enforcement
    • Fire Lane Marking Requirements
  • Pets
    • Title 17: Public Protection Services,  Subtitle 3: Animals
      • Sec. 17.302. – Nuisances.
        • A domesticated animal defecates and the owner does not remove the feces
      • Sec. 17.303. – Dangerous and potentially dangerous animals.
    • Howard County Animal Control & Adoption Center 
    • Animal Control Laws Summary
    • HoCo Citizen Portal – Licenses (http://www.myhoward.info/)
  • Towing (Community Resources and Services / Office of Consumer Protection)
    • Title 17: Public Protection Service, Subtitle 6: Towing From Private Property
    • HoCo Trespass Tow Law: Towing From Private Property
  • Portable Basketball Hoops
    •  Title 18: Public Works, Subtitle 2: Roads
    • Basketball Hoops & Other Roadway Hazards
    • State of Maryland (Article: Real Property, Section/Title: 2-124)
  • Sidewalk: Repair and Snow Removal
    • Title 18: Public Works, Subtitle 4: Sidewalks
      • Sec. 18.402. – Maintenance of sidewalks, driveways and sod.
        • (a) It shall be the duty and obligation of the owner of property abutting a public right-of-way to maintain the abutting sidewalk, driveway apron and sod or grass within the public right-of-way in such condition as to be safe for public use.
        • (h) It shall be the duty and obligation of the owner of property abutting a sidewalk in a public right-of-way to remove snow from the sidewalk within 48 hours after the snow has fallen.
    • TellHoCo – Sidewalk Repair Response
• PODS (Portable On-Demand Storage)
  • Department of Public Works / Bureau of Highways / Traffic Division
  • POD Permit is required to place a storage unit within the County Road right-of-way
• Howard County Curside Collection
  • Guidelines for Recycling, Trash, Yard Trim and Bulk Collection
• Howard County Peddler and Solicitor Regulation
  • Governed by Office of Consumer Protection within Community Resources and Services department

Wheatfield HOA

Electronic copy of these governing documents are published on HPS Portal

• Articles of Incorporation
• By-Laws
• Covenants
• Deeds
  • Deeds for lots 240 – 242
  • Deeds for lots 283 – 287
  • ​Double deeded lots 59 – 62, 105
• Rules, Regulations and Board Resolutions
  • Architectural Guidelines
  • Collection Policy
  • Dangerous Animal Policy
  • TH Parking Guidelines
  • Assessment Schedule Policy – SF and TH
  • Document Retention Policy