Duncan Seeks Applicants For Commission On Common Ownershop Communities

st/ownershp.cm 97-353 Contact: Kathy Zieger, (30l) 2l7-2500

DUNCAN SEEKS APPLICANTS
FOR COMMISSION ON COMMON
OWNERSHIP COMMUNITIES For Immediate Release (November 14, 1997)

County Executive Douglas M. Duncan is seeking applicants to fill five vacancies on
the Commission on Common Ownership Communities.Two vacancies are for residents of a
self-managed or professionally-managed common ownership community (including
condominiums, cooperatives and homeowner associations); two vacancies are for professional
representatives (attorneys, property managers, investment owners) and one vacancy is for a
real estate sales or developer representative. Three incumbents are eligible to apply for
reappointment. Members must be Montgomery County residents.
The l5-member commission advises the County Executive and County Council on
ways to handle common ownership of property in communities; promote public awareness of
the rights and obligations of living in common ownership communities; eliminate disputes;
and maintain property values and quality of life in community associations. The commission
conducts administrative hearings on disputes not resolved by mediation by the Department of
Housing and Community Affairs, Division of Consumer Affairs.
Voting members serve three-year terms without compensation and are required to
complete annual confidential financial disclosure statements. Meetings are held the first
Wednesday evening of each month. There are also additional monthly committee meetings
and hearings.
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Interested citizens should write by December 12 to County Executive Douglas Duncan
at the Executive Office Building, l0l Monroe Street, Rockville, MD 20850. The
correspondence should describe applicable experience, affiliations, and both business and
home telephone numbers. A one-page resume should also be included. Members of County
boards, committees and commissions may not serve on more than one such group at a time.
Duncan's appointments are subject to confirmation by the County Council.
Applications of those selected for appointment are made public as part of the confirmation
process.
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