The Consumer Protection Division’s Home Builder Registration Unit entered into settlement agreements with 27 home builders who have agreed to pay penalties totaling $26,000 to settle allegations that they operated without being registered, failed to disclose required information to the unit in their registration applications, or otherwise violated Maryland’s building laws, the Office of the Attorney General announced Tuesday.

Among the companies included in the agreements are NVR Inc., trading as NV Homes and Ryan Homes; and Rachuba Home Builders LLC. The settlements prohibit the companies from acting as home builders in the state unless they first register with the Home Builder Registration Unit and they comply with other Maryland laws governing home builders.

Other settlements were with the following builders: