st/ownershp.cm          95-421         Contact:  Kathy Zieger,
(30l) 2l7-2500



DUNCAN SEEKS APPLICANTS
FOR COMMISSION ON COMMON
OWNERSHIP COMMUNITIES                    For Immediate Release
                                               (Dec. 15, l995)


     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.  All incumbents
are eligible 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 mediated by the Office of Common
Ownership Communities.

     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.

     Interested citizens should write by January 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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