Dennis v. Mayor of Rockville

In 1976, the City Council of Rockville enacted an ordinance, presently codified as § 12-1.18A of the Laws of Rockville, designed to provide prospective purchasers of real property with information concerning zoning, planned land uses, roads, proposed parks, and other public facilities affecting the property. Section 12-1.18A imposed a duty upon the property owner’s agent, or upon the property owner should an agent not be employed, to provide a prospective purchaser of realty with the opportunity to examine the Master Plan prior to entering into a contract of sale. This could be done by either…