Maryland EV Charging in Condos and HOAs: What Chapter 753 Changes

Maryland House Bill 405, enacted as Chapter 753, changes how a condominium or homeowners association can handle an association-led electric vehicle charging project in common-use or limited-common-use parking. The Maryland General Assembly lists October 1, 2026 as the effective date. This guide was checked September 25, 2026, so the law has been enacted but is not yet in effect on the checked date. Recheck the current statute and association documents before relying on it.

What the law covers

Chapter 753 adds separate provisions for condominiums and homeowners associations to Maryland Real Property law. For the parking spaces covered by the law, recorded restrictions, declarations, bylaws, or rules may not prohibit or unreasonably restrict the governing body from installing or authorizing EV recharging equipment. The provision addresses what the association’s governing body may do; it does not set out a resident’s individual application procedure for a charger in a private stall.

The law also sets out three project considerations:

• The governing body’s installation or authorization must follow the ordinary budget process used for a common-area renovation or alteration of similar cost or magnitude.
• Before proceeding, the governing body must consider whether enough parking will remain to meet the community’s needs.
• The governing body may grant a license for up to three years, renewable at its discretion, over a common element needed to install equipment or supply electricity.

The Act says it applies retroactively to covered restrictions or provisions recorded or adopted before the effective date. That does not approve a particular design or resolve a dispute about whether a specific parking space or project falls within the statute.

Questions for a board or owner

1. Confirm whether the community is a Maryland condominium or homeowners association and whether the proposed spaces are common-use or limited-common-use parking.
2. Identify whether the board would own the equipment, authorize a resident installation, or sponsor a shared system. Ask which budget process applies to a project of the proposed cost and scale.
3. Ask how the board will assess parking availability, access, electricity costs, maintenance, insurance, records, and future expansion.
4. If the project needs use of a common element, ask whether a written license is appropriate, who controls renewal, and how the project will handle maintenance and restoration.
5. Have a qualified electrical professional and the responsible local authorities confirm capacity, design, permits, inspections, and other approvals separately.

Chapter 753 does not replace electrical, fire, building, utility, or permit requirements. It also does not determine whether a particular building has capacity for chargers or whether an individual owner has a separate right under another law or agreement. For a board-ready project packet, use the condo, HOA, or strata proposal guide. For address-level approvals, follow the local rules and permits workflow.