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The Commission on Common Ownership Communities |
Established in 1991, the Commission has several functions meant to increase property values and improve the quality of life in common ownership communities (“COC”s). These include:
Get the Facts about COC law (English, Spanish)
The Commission meets on the first Wednesday of every month at 7:00pm in the offices of the Department of Housing and Community Affairs, 5th floor Conference Room.
The agenda of each commission meeting includes the review of potential complaints to determine if they fall within the commission’s jurisdiction; if they do, panels and dates will be set for hearing the complaints. A hearing panel is usually made up of an independent volunteer Chair, one ‘resident’ commissioner, and one ‘professional’ commissioner. A schedule of upcoming hearings is available upon request.
The 15 volunteer members of the Commission include 8 owners or residents of common ownership communities and 7 professionals associated with common ownership communities (attorneys, property managers, realtors, developers, etc.).
Designees of the County Council, the Planning Board, the Departments of Environmental Protection, Housing and Community Affairs, Permitting Services, Transportation, and the Office of Consumer Protection are ex officio non-voting members of the Commission.