Maryland Code, Real Property § 10-601

(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) “Appliances, fixtures, and items of equipment” means furnaces, boilers, oil tanks and fittings, air purifiers, air handling equipment, ventilating fans, air conditioning equipment, water heaters, pumps, stoves, refrigerators, garbage disposals, compactors, dishwashers, automatic door openers, washers and dryers, bathtubs, sinks, toilets, faucets and fittings, lighting fixtures, circuit breakers, and other similar items.

(c) “Builder” means any person, corporation, partnership or other legal entity:

(d) “Division” means the Consumer Protection Division of the Office of the Attorney General.

(e) “Electrical systems” means all wiring, electrical boxes, switches, outlets and connections up to the public utility connection.

(f) “Heating, cooling, and ventilating systems” means all duct work, steam, water and refrigerant lines, registers, convectors, radiation elements and dampers.

(g) “Load-bearing portions of the home” means the load-bearing portions of the:

(h) “Local jurisdiction” means any county and any municipal corporation in Maryland subject to the provisions of Article XI-E of the Constitution.

(j) “New home warranty” means a series of written promises made by a builder that meets the requirements of this subtitle.

(k) “New home warranty security plan” means a plan that meets the requirements of § 10-606 of this subtitle.

(l) “Owner” means the purchaser of a new home who uses the home primarily for residential purposes during the warranty period.

(m) “Plumbing systems” means:

(o) “Warranty date” means the first day that the owner occupies the new home, settles on the new home, makes the final contract payment on the new home, or obtains an occupancy permit for the new home if the home is built on the owner's property, whichever is earlier.