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Charles County Department of

Planning and Growth Management

Homeowners Association

Dispute Review Board

Presented By: Reed Faasen,

Citizen Response Coordinator

June 18, 2019

Current Board Members

• Alan Harper, Chairman

• Tanya Butler, Vice Chairman

• Karl Grebe, Member

• Donald Poole, Member

• Charity Rentzel, Member

• Myron Higgins, Member

• Jessica Andritz, Associate County Attorney

• Reed Faasen, Staff Liaison

• Amy Coombs, Clerk to the Board

What is the Home Owners

Association Dispute Review

Board Board?

• The Home Owners Association Dispute Review

Board (HOADRB) is an appointed Board that was

established to create an alternate forum for dispute

resolution between home owners and their home

owner associations.

• Disputes typically involve recorded covenants of

the community and would normally be resolved in

the Circuit Court.

How was the Home Owners

Association Dispute Review

Board established?• The HOADRB was established when the County

Commissioners adopted Bill No. 2004-05

Homeowner’s Associations – Dispute Resolution

(Chapter 247 of the County Code).

• The Home Owners Association Dispute Review

Board went into effect on June 20, 2005.

• Each Board member is appointed to a two year

term. Currently only the Chairman and Vice

Chairman have been re-appointed and serving a

second term.

Board activity over the past

five years.

• 2014 - New Cases: 4, Hearings: 0, Work Sessions: 5





What is the Board currently

working on?

• The Board is currently working on updating the

Board’s existing rules of procedure. The revised

rules of procedure are expected to be completed

this fall.

• The Board has one new case submitted for the

2019 calendar year. The hearing is tentatively

scheduled for July 18, 2019.

What issues has the Board

experienced?• Inconsistencies with§11B-104 of the Real Property

Article compared to §247 of the County Code –

Homeowners Associations, which limits what

disputes the Board may hear. The Board’s attorney

is currently working on a proposal to amend the

County Code to be consistent with §11B-104 of the

Real Property Article.

• Lack of case activity due to a required application

and hearing fee to submit to the Board ($71.00

application & $177.00 hearing fee). Board staff are

currently working with FAS – Budget to explore

options to address the Board’s concerns on fees.

Presented By: Reed Faasen – Citizen Response Coordinator

Charles County Government

Department of Planning & Growth Management

200 Baltimore Street, La Plata, Maryland 20646301-645-0540

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