Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 7 - Home Builder Guaranty Fund
Section 4.5-701 - "Actual Loss" Defined

In this subtitle, “actual loss” means:
        (1)    the costs of restoration, repair, replacement, or completion that arise from:
            (i)    the incomplete construction of a new home or the breach of an express or implied warranty, as defined in §§ 10–202 and 10–203 of the Real Property Article; or
            (ii)    the failure to meet standards or guidelines required in § 14–117 of the Real Property Article; or
        (2)    deposits or other payments made to a home builder required to be held in an escrow account or protected by a surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit under § 10–301 or § 10–504 of the Real Property Article, that are not returned to a consumer who is entitled to a return of the deposit or other payments.

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