Maryland Citizens Will Be Safer Today Thanks to a New Building Code Law, Says IBHS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 20, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety today said that Maryland citizens will be safer due to legislation passed by the legislature and signed into law by Gov. Martin O’Malley. The new law prohibits local jurisdictions from weakening the wind design and windborne debris provisions in the state’s building codes, and will take effect Oct. 1.