Prince George's County Council - Reference No. CB-031-2024

• Reference No.: CB-031-2024
• Draft No.: 2
• Type: Council Bill
• Status: Enacted
• Meeting Body: County Council
• Meeting Date: 9/17/2024
• Introduced Date: 7/16/2024
• Public Hearing Date: 09/10/2024
• Effective date: 12/2/2024
• Title: AN ACT CONCERNING COMMON OWNERSHIP COMMUNITIES - ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION for the purpose of adding Commissioners to Commission on Common Ownership Communities; providing for the terms and geographical requirements of Commission members; providing for certain powers; providing for certain definitions; providing for alternative dispute resolution and the exhaustion of administrative remedies; providing for a request for relief from a stay; providing for acceptance of jurisdiction of complaints; providing for the production of evidence; providing for mediation and dismissal before a hearing; providing for a hearing panel; providing for an administrative hearing; providing for the settlement of disputes and assistance to parties; and generally relating to alternative dispute resolution in common ownership communities.
• Proposers/Sponsors: Wala Blegay, Thomas E. Dernoga, Ingrid S. Watson, Eric C. Olson, Jolene Ivey, Krystal Oriadha, Wanika Fisher, Calvin S. Hawkins, Edward P. Burroughs
• Code sections: 13-314.07 - , 13-316 - , 13-319 -
• Contact: Kathy Canning

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/15/2024	2	County Executive	signed
9/17/2024	2	County Council	enacted	Pass
9/10/2024	2	County Council	public hearing held
7/16/2024	2	County Council	introduced
6/20/2024	1	Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee	amended (1)	Pass
6/20/2024	1	Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee	amended (2)	Pass
6/20/2024	1	Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee	amended (3)	Pass
6/20/2024	1	Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee	amended (4)	Pass
6/20/2024	1	Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee	amended	Pass
6/20/2024	1	Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee	Favorably recommended with amendments	Pass
6/3/2024	1	Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee	Held in Committee	Pass
5/16/2024	1	Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee	Held in Committee	Pass
4/16/2024	1	County Council	presented and referred

Title

AN ACT CONCERNING COMMON OWNERSHIP COMMUNITIES - ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION for the purpose of adding Commissioners to Commission on Common Ownership Communities; providing for the terms and geographical requirements of Commission members; providing for certain powers; providing for certain definitions; providing for alternative dispute resolution and the exhaustion of administrative remedies; providing for a request for relief from a stay; providing for acceptance of jurisdiction of complaints; providing for the production of evidence; providing for mediation and dismissal before a hearing; providing for a hearing panel; providing for an administrative hearing; providing for the settlement of disputes and assistance to parties; and generally relating to alternative dispute resolution in common ownership communities.

Background

This bill is regarding alternative dispute resolution for common ownership communities. It provides for the elements of alternative dispute resolution, including: the exhaustion of administrative remedies; a request for relief from a stay; an acceptance of jurisdiction of complaints; the production of evidence; the mediation and dismissal before a hearing; a hearing panel;  an administrative hearing; and the settlement of disputes and assistance to parties.