Charles County condo and homeowners association leaders must complete training

Condo board members, condo officers, and homeowners association leaders must successfully complete training about their responsibilities. The requirement covers condominium board members, officers of the owners’ council, and members of homeowners association governing bodies in Charles County only. The course must be developed by a state- or locally recognized commission overseeing these communities or an organization that commission approves to provide training. Certificates last three years. Leaders still serving when their certificate expires must complete training again. The 90-day deadline runs from first election or appointment, or from the start of a subsequent term for someone in office on October 1, 2025.

Community governing bodies must document completed training and may remove leaders or cancel their votes if they fail to complete it. These duties and options apply to Charles County condominium boards or owners’ councils and homeowners association governing bodies. Removal or cancellation of a vote is allowed, but not required, when a covered leader fails to successfully complete the required training. The law took effect October 1, 2026. Governing bodies must certify completion, keep each certificate, and report to the commission within 90 days after certification.