HOWARD COUNTY NOTICE AND DISCLOSURE ADDENDUM

HCAR Form 1201 – Howard County Addendum Page 1 of 3 Revised: 6/2012

(For use with the MAR Residential Contract of Sale and the Regional Contract of Sale)

Addendum #_______ dated _________________ to the Contract of Sale (the “Contract”) dated ___________________.

The Residential Contract of Sale (“the Contract”) between ______________________________________ (Seller) and

_______________________________________ (Buyer), dated _____________________, for the sale of Property known as

______________________________________________________________________________________, located in Howard County,

Maryland is hereby amended by addition of the following which is incorporated in and made a part of the Contract of Sale. In the event any of the

following provisions are inconsistent with other provisions in the Contract, the terms and conditions of this Addendum shall supersede such other

provisions and shall control.

1. GENERAL PLAN MAPS: HOWARD COUNTY:

A. NOTICE TO BUYER

: GENERAL PLAN MAPS AND GENERALIZED ZONING MAP FOR HOWARD COUNTY.

i. If you are purchasing an existing residential dwelling unit ("Re-Sale Home") or a newly constructed residential dwelling unit ("New Home") which

is located in Howard County, Maryland, the Seller is required by Section 17.502 of the Howard County Code to notify you that the Property being purchased

may be affected by plans for roadway capital improvements and land use in Howard County. Current plans for roadway capital improvement and land use in

Howard County are contained in the current Howard County General Plan Maps and current Generalized Zoning Map (the "Maps").

ii. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO EXAMINE THE CURRENT HOWARD COUNTY GENERAL PLAN MAPS AND CURRENT GENERALIZED

ZONING MAP.

B. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT BY BUYER

_______/_______ Buyer hereby acknowledges that Seller has notified the Buyer of the Buyer's right to examine the current General Plan Maps and current

Buyer Initials Generalized Zoning Map for Howard County and Buyer understands that in order to become fully informed of current and future

roadway improvements and land use plans, Buyer should consult with the Howard County Department of Planning and Zoning,

3430 Courthouse Drive, Ellicott City, Maryland 21043.

C. AVAILABILITY OF MAPS

If the Property being purchased is a Re-Sale Home a copy of the Maps is available at the Howard County Department of Planning and Zoning, 3430

Court House Drive, Ellicott City, Maryland 21043. If the Property being purchased is a New Home, the Seller is required to have available in a model home

or sales office a copy of the current General Plan Maps and Generalized Zoning Map for Howard County. If a model home or sales office is not located in the

same subdivision as the Property, the Seller of a New Home shall have a copy of the Maps available at the Property.

D. RESCISSION RIGHTS OF BUYER

If notice of the availability of the General Plan Maps and Generalized Zoning Map is provided to you at the time of or within

less than two (2) days before entering into the Contract, you shall have the right, upon written notice to the Seller, to rescind the Contract and, in the event of

such rescission, all deposit money paid by you in connection with the Contract will be returned to you. To be effective, your election to rescind the Contract,

as herein provided, must be delivered to the Seller not later than 11:59 p.m. on the second Howard County Government business day immediately following

the date of Buyer's acknowledgement of the availability of the Maps for Howard County as evidenced by the initials of the Buyer in Section 1.C. of this

Addendum. If notice of the availability is provided to you more than two (2) days before entering into the Contract, then you shall have no right to rescind the

Contract for any reason based upon the contents of the Maps.

_______/_______ Buyer hereby acknowledges that Buyer has read this Section D above and is aware of Buyer's rescission rights.

Buyer Initials

E. FAILURE TO PROVIDE GENERAL PLAN MAPS:

i. Buyer is advised that Section 17.502(c) of the Howard County Code provides that the failure of the Seller to provide notice of the availability of the

Maps for Howard County shall not cause the Contract to be invalid, void, voidable or otherwise unenforceable by the Seller or Buyer.

ii. Seller is hereby advised that Section 17.504 of the Howard County Code provides that the failure of the Seller to provide notice of the availability

of the Maps for Howard County would constitute a violation of Title 24, "Civil Penalties” of the Howard County Code and may result in a Class B

offense under Title 24 against the Seller.

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2. NEW HOME - RIGHT TO PRE-SETTLEMENT INSPECTION.

A. Not less than fourteen (14) hours nor more than seventy-two (72) hours prior to the date of actual settlement, a buyer of a new home, or the agent of the

Buyer, shall have the right to inspect the new home. If mutually agreed upon in writing, the Buyer and Seller may provide for more than one (1) pre-settlement

inspection or for the pre-settlement inspection to occur not less than fourteen (14) hours or more than seventy-two (72) hours prior to the date of actual settlement.

Not later than fourteen (14) calendar days prior to the date of actual settlement, the Seller shall notify the Buyer, in writing, of the proposed date and time of the

pre-settlement inspection. Such written notice shall include three (3) proposed pre-settlement inspection times on at least two (2) different dates. The pre-settlement

inspection, unless agreed to otherwise by the Buyer, shall be scheduled to commence between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. The Buyer, upon receipt of the

notice of pre-settlement inspection as herein provided from the Seller, shall promptly notify the Seller or the agent of the Seller of which of the pre-settlement

inspection dates and times proposed by the Seller are accepted by the Buyer. The Seller shall make every reasonable effort to designate the dates and times for the

pre-settlement inspection reasonably convenient to the Buyer.

B. The Seller shall allow a reasonable time for the Buyer or the agent of the Buyer to conduct the pre-settlement inspection and shall provide the Buyer or

the agent of the Buyer with reasonable access to the interior and exterior of the new home and the real property being conveyed, if applicable. At the time of the

pre-settlement inspection, the Seller shall arrange to have all utilities servicing the new home to be connected and turned on in order for the Buyer or the agent of

the Buyer to inspect and test all fixtures, electrical, mechanical, including appliance, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning systems as installed in the new home.

C. Both the Buyer and the Seller, as well as the agent of the Buyer and the agent of the Seller, if requested to do so by their respective clients, may attend

the pre-settlement inspection.

D. The right of a buyer to a pre-settlement inspection as provided for in this Subtitle may not be waived in the contract of sale, and any such purported

waiver may not be enforced by the Seller in a court of law.

3. NEW HOME - ORAL STATEMENTS, REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND PROMISES.

Any oral statements, representations, warranties or promises made to you prior to your execution of the Contract by the Seller or agent of the Seller may not

be enforceable by you against the Seller or agent of the Seller in any subsequent legal or administrative proceeding unless such statements, representations,

warranties or promises are in writing and signed by yourself and the Seller, or agent of the Seller Any statements, representations, warranties or promises made to

you by the Seller or agent of the Seller, upon which you rely, and which are not contained in this printed contract of sale form must be stated in a written addendum

attached to the Contract form which is to be signed by both yourself and the Seller in order to make such statements, representations, warranties or promises part of

the agreement between yourself and the Seller and enforceable in any legal or administrative proceeding.

4. NOTICE OF DISCLOSURES OF AIRPORTS AND HELIPORTS.

If Buyer is concerned about the existence of airports or heliports located near the Property, Buyer should contact the Howard County Zoning Office at:

(410) 313-2395 to determine the location of any such airports or heliports prior to the execution of this Addendum.

5. NOTICE TO BUYER - HOWARD COUNTY PROPERTY TAX.

DUE TO A VARIETY OF MARYLAND PROPERTY TAX CREDIT PROGRAMS, THE BUYER’S PROPERTY TAX BILL MAY BE

SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT THAN THE TAX BILL PAID PREVIOUSLY BY THE SELLER OF THE PROPERTY. BUYERS SHOULD

CONTACT THE HOWARD COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE FOR AN ESTIMATE OF THEIR PROPERTY TAX OBLIGATION.

The Howard County Department of Finance is located at: 3430 Court House Drive, Ellicott City, MD 21043 and may be contacted in person

OR by telephone at (410) 313-2195 OR visit the Howard County Citizen Self Service for Real Estate Property Taxes web site at:

http://howardcountymd.munisselfservice.com/citizens/RealEstate/Default.aspx?mode=new

(Enter property address and click search, then select “Charges Exemptions Credits.)

6. NOTICE TO BUYER - RADIUM IN WELL WATER.

According to the Howard County Health Department, Bureau of Environmental Health, a water quality survey indicates that elevated levels of

naturally occurring radium and uranium have been found is some wells located in the Baltimore Gneiss formation. Properties serviced by public

water are not impacted. Property Owners in the affected area are required to test new and replacement wells and, if applicable, install a treatment system prior

to being granted a Certificate of Potability and putting the well into use. There are no regulations that require private owners of existing private wells to meet US

EPA drinking water standards for radioactivity. The radium and uranium levels in well water may be determined through water analysis tests performed by

the Howard County Health Department or by an environmental testing firm approved by the Howard County Health Department. Buyer may obtain a

copy of a brochure entitled “Radionuclides & Your Well Water: A Homeowner’s Guide,” which brochure includes a general map of Howard County

showing the potentially affected areas as well as a list of approved environmental testing firms from the website of the Howard County Health

Department at http://countyofhowardmd.us/WorkArea/linkit.aspx?LinkIdentifier=id&ItemID=4294969374

If the Property being purchased is served by a private well and if Buyer is concerned about radium and uranium levels, Buyer, prior to execution of

this Addendum, should download and read the brochure and consider whether to include a contingency in the contract of sale to provide for a well

water quality test by the Howard County Health Department or by an approved environmental testing firm.”

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7. NOTICE TO BUYER – FRONT FOOT BENEFIT FEES AND OTHER CHARGES.

Front Foot Benefit Fees are those charges assessed by a builder, developer, or other private entity to cover the costs of development of a property

or community including but not limited to the construction of roads, public and private water and sewer mains, pumping stations, designated

greenways, conservation easements, rights of way or other costs of development which serve or benefit the Property directly. Seller hereby discloses

and represents that the property: (Seller to initial applicable provision)

A. ______/______ IS NOT subject to a fee or assessment charged by the developer or other private entity hereinafter called (“Lienholder”)

Seller Initials which is payable as a one time or ongoing fee, runs with the land, and constitutes a contractual obligation between the

Lienholder and the Property owner.

______/______ IS subject to a fee or assessment charged by the developer or other private entity (Lienholder) which is payable as a

Seller Initials one time or ongoing fee, runs with the land, and constitutes a contractual obligation between the Lienholder and the

Property owner.

This fee or assessment is in the amount of ____________________________ Dollars ($___________________) and is payable

□ on a one-time basis or □on an ongoing basis by □ year / □ quarter / □ month

to: (name and address) ____________________________________________________________________________, (Lienholder).

There may be a right of prepayment or discount for early payment which may be ascertained by contacting the Lienholder. This fee or

assessment is a contractual obligation between the Lienholder and each owner of the property and is not in any way a fee or assessment by

Howard County.

8. NOTICE TO BUYER – COMMUNITY WATER AND SEWAGE FACILITY FEES.

Community Water and Sewage Facility Fees are charges assessed by a builder, developer or other private entity to cover the costs of construction, installation

and maintenance of water and wastewater services facilities which continuously serve the community or subdivision in which the property is located. Seller hereby

discloses and represents that the property: (Seller to initial applicable provision)

______/______ IS NOT subject to a fee or assessment which purports to cover or defray the cost of installing and/or

Seller Initials maintaining all or part of the water or wastewater facilities constructed by the developer of the

___________________________________________________ community and/or subdivision.

______/______ IS subject to a fee or assessment which purports to cover or defray the cost of installing and/or

Seller Initials maintaining all or part of the water or wastewater facilities constructed by the developer of the

___________________________________________________ community and/or subdivision.

This fee or assessment is in the amount of ____________________________ Dollars ($___________________) and is

payable annually in (month) __________________ to (name and address) ____________________________________________

_______________________________________________, hereinafter called (“Lienholder”).

There may be a right of prepayment or discount for early payment which may be ascertained by contacting the Lienholder. This fee or

assessment is a contractual obligation between the Lienholder and each owner of the property and is not in any way a fee or assessment by

Howard County.

9. NOTICE TO BUYER – COLUMBIA COVENANT COMPLIANCE. The Seller hereby discloses and represents that the property:

A. ______/______ IS NOT subject to mandatory fees assessed by the Columbia Association (CPRA)

Seller Initials

B. ______/______ IS subject to mandatory fees assessed by the Columbia Association (CPRA) – See Columbia Covenant

Seller Initials Compliance Addendum

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Buyer Date Seller Date

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Buyer Date Seller Date

. This form has been prepared for the sole use of the Howard County Association of REALTORS

, Inc., its members,

and REALTOR

members of local Boards and Associations of REALTORS

. The Association, its members and employees, assume no responsibility if this form fails to protect the

interest of any party. Each party should secure its own legal, tax, financial or other advice.