Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 10-801 - Definitions(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.(b) "Authorized representative" means an independent contractor of an owner of a self-service storage facility.(c) "Business entity" has the meaning stated in § 5-511 of this article.(d) "Designated responsible producer" means an individual who: (1) holds a limited lines license under this subtitle; and(2) is designated by the owner as responsible for the owner's compliance with insurance laws, rules, and regulations of the State.(e) "Occupant" means a person or the person's sublessee, successor, or assignee who is entitled to the use of a leased space at a self-service storage facility.(f) "Owner" means the owner of a self-service storage facility.(g)(1) "Personal property" means movable property that is not affixed to land.(2) "Personal property" includes: (i) goods, wares, merchandise, household items, and furnishings;(ii) a vehicle, as defined in § 11-176 of the Transportation Article; and(iii) watercraft and motorized watercraft.(h) "Self-service storage facility" means any real property that is used for renting or leasing storage space in which the occupants themselves customarily store and remove personal property on a self-service basis.(i) "Self-service storage producer" means:(1) an owner of a self-storage facility who holds a limited lines license under this subtitle; or(2) a designated responsible producer.Added by 2014 Md. Laws, Ch. 174,Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2014.