Md. Code, Business Occupations and Professions § 17-524

in effect

(a) Each real estate contract submitted to a party by a real estate broker, an associate real estate broker, or a real estate salesperson for use in the sale of a single-family dwelling shall contain, in bold-faced type, a statement that the buyer has the right to select the buyer’s own: (1) title insurance company; (2) settlement company; (3) escrow company; (4) mortgage lender, or financial institution as defined in the Financial Institutions Article; or (5) title lawyer. (b) The statement required under subsection (a) of this section shall also contain, in bold-faced type, a statement that a seller may not be prohibited from offering owner financing as a condition of settlement. (c) A real estate contract is not rendered invalid by the omission of the statement to the buyer required under subsections (a) and (b) of this section.

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