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Subtitle 1 - Miscellaneous Rules
Section 14-101 - Aliens - Any alien who is not an enemy, may own, sell,...
Section 14-102 - Waste - (a) Any mortgagor, including a grantor under a deed of...
Section 14-103 - Court-Ordered Sales - (a) If a legal or equitable interest in land is...
Section 14-104 - Division of Cost of Recordation Tax; Exceptions - (a) In this section, “first-time Maryland home buyer” means an...
Section 14-104.1 - Borrower's Right to Copy of Appraisal Made for Lender - If a bank, mortgage banker, savings and loan association, or...
Section 14-105 - When Real Estate Broker Entitled to Commission - In the absence of special agreement to the contrary, if...
Section 14-106 - Accountability to Cotenant for Rent Received From Third Party - A tenant in common or a joint tenant who receives...
Section 14-107 - Partition - (a) A circuit court may decree a partition of any...
Section 14-108 - Quieting Title - (a) Any person in actual peaceable possession of property, or,...
Section 14-108.1 - Action for Possession - (a) This section does not apply to: (1) A grantee...
Section 14-109 - Ejectment When Grantor Remains in Possession After Delivery of Deed and in Violation of Agreement - (a) The District Court has jurisdiction in any case in...
Section 14-110 - Sale, Lease, or Mortgage of Property Subject to Remainder or Vested or Contingent Interest; Virtual Representation - (a) If any person is entitled to an estate for...
Section 14-111 - Survey Markers - (a) Each individual licensed to practice land surveying or property...
Section 14-112 - Power of Person Taking Title to Property in Representative or Fiduciary Capacity - (a) In this section, “trustee” includes any escrowee, agent, attorney,...
Section 14-113 - Validity of Certain Deeds of Maryland Corporations - (a) Any deed by a Maryland corporation, having an effective...
Section 14-114 - Penalty for Reentry After Eviction by Writ of Possession - If a party evicted by a writ of possession reenters...
Section 14-115 - British Statutes - Except to the extent that any of the British statutes...
Section 14-115.1 - Director of Department of Finance to Be Recipient of Notice or Other Legal Document - With regard to any property owned or acquired by any...
Section 14-117 - Contracts for Sale of Property - (a) (1) In this subsection, “water and sewer authority” includes...
Section 14-117.1 - Deferred Water and Sewer Charges Homeowner Disclosure Act of 2014 -- Prince George's County - (a) This section applies only to existing single–family residential real...
Section 14-118 - Immunity From Liability for Officers and Directors of Homeowners Associations, Condominiums, and Cooperative Housing Corporations - (a) (1) In this section, “governing body” means a person...
Section 14-119 - Cemeteries Located in Carroll County - (a) In this section: (1) “Cemetery” means the land or...
Section 14-120 - Abatement of Nuisance Actions Where Property Used for Criminal Activity - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 14-121 - Burial Sites -- Access - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 14-121.1 - Proper Treatment of Burial Site in Existence for More Than 50 Years - (a) In this section, “burial site” has the meaning stated...
Section 14-122 - Burial Sites -- County or Municipal Maintenance; Funding - (a) In this section, “burial site” means any natural or...
Section 14-123 - Nuisance Actions Within Baltimore City - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 14-124 - Nuisance Actions Within Prince George's County - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 14-125 - Nuisance Actions Within Baltimore County - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 14-125.1 - Nuisance Actions Within Anne Arundel County - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 14-125.2 - Nuisance Actions Within Harford County - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 14-127 - Real Estate Settlements - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 14-128 - Display of United States Flag by Homeowner or Tenant - (a) The provisions of this section shall apply to any...
Section 14-130 - Installation and Use of Clotheslines on Residential Property - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 14-131 - Community Association Managers Registry - (a) (1) In this section the following terms have the...
Section 14-132 - Wrongful Detainer - (a) In this section, “wrongful detainer” means to hold possession...
Subtitle 2 - Maryland Contract Lien Act
Section 14-201 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 14-202 - Creation of Lien by Contract - (a) A lien on property may be created by a...
Section 14-203 - Creation of Lien as Result of Breach of Contract - (a) (1) A party seeking to create a lien as...
Section 14-204 - Enforcement and Foreclosure of Lien - (a) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section,...
Section 14-205 - Exemptions - The provisions of this subtitle do not apply to land...
Section 14-206 - Short Title - This subtitle may be cited as the Maryland Contract Lien...
Subtitle 3 - Commercial Real Estate Broker's Lien
Section 14-301 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 14-302 - Right to Lien; Priority; Exemptions; Notice of Lien - (a) If a broker is not paid a commission according...
Section 14-303 - Scope of Lien - A lien established in accordance with this subtitle shall extend...
Section 14-304 - Establishment of Broker's Lien - (a) To establish a broker’s lien under this subtitle, a...
Section 14-305 - Court Proceedings - (a) (1) When a petition to establish a broker’s lien...
Section 14-306 - Property Located in Other County - (a) If any part of the lien property is located...
Section 14-307 - Judicial Sales - (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, if all...
Section 14-308 - Enforcement - (a) A broker’s lien established under this subtitle may be...
Section 14-309 - Other Rights Not Abridged - Nothing in this subtitle affects the right of any broker,...
Section 14-310 - Construction of Subtitle; Amendments to Proceedings - (a) This law is remedial and shall be so construed...
Section 14-311 - Waivers - (a) A commercial leasing brokerage agreement between a broker and...
Section 14-312 - Releases - (a) At the time of any settlement or payment in...
Section 14-313 - Applicability of Maryland Rules Provisions - Subject to the provisions of this subtitle, an action to...
Subtitle 4 - Maryland Coordinate System
Section 14-401 - "Maryland Coordinate System" Defined - In this subtitle, “Maryland Coordinate System” means the system of...
Section 14-402 - Scope of Subtitle - This subtitle: (1) Does not apply to Baltimore City; and...
Section 14-403 - Designation That Survey Based on Maryland Coordinate System - (a) If a land description uses the Maryland Coordinate System,...
Section 14-404 - Plane Rectangular Coordinates - (a) The plane rectangular coordinates of a point on the...
Section 14-405 - Standards of Maryland Coordinate System - (a) For the purpose of more precisely defining the Maryland...
Section 14-406 - Triangulation Stations - A triangulation or traverse station may be used in establishing...
Section 14-407 - Maryland Coordinate System Not Exclusive - This subtitle does not require any purchaser or mortgagee to...
Subtitle 5 - Affordable Housing Land Trusts
Section 14-501 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 14-502 - Affordable Housing Land Trust Agreement -- Nature; Construction - (a) An affordable housing land trust agreement created under this...
Section 14-503 - Affordable Housing Land Trust - (a) In this section, “Department” means the State Department of...
Section 14-504 - Affordable Housing Land Trust -- Activities - In accordance with this subtitle, an affordable housing land trust...
Section 14-505 - Affordable Housing Land Trust Agreement -- in General - (a) An affordable housing land trust agreement may: (1) Restrict...
Section 14-506 - Right to Repurchase - (a) (1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) of this...
Section 14-507 - Possession, Sale, and Transfer of Property - An affordable housing land trust agreement may authorize the affordable...
Section 14-508 - Reversionary Rights - The reversionary rights of an affordable housing land trust as...
Section 14-509 - Tax Assessment - (a) In any assessment for tax purposes of property subject...
Section 14-510 - Nonprofit Organization Operating Trust - (a) A nonprofit organization operating an affordable housing land trust...
Section 14-511 - Short Title - This subtitle may be cited as the Affordable Housing Land...
Subtitle 6 - Actions to Quiet Title
Section 14-601 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 14-602 - Action Established - An action may be brought under this subtitle to establish...
Section 14-603 - Possession and Control of Property; Equitable Relief - (a) In an action under this subtitle, the court is...
Section 14-604 - Applicability of Maryland Rules - The Maryland Rules apply to actions under this subtitle, except...
Section 14-605 - Notification of Holders Not Named as Parties - (a) At the time a complaint is filed, the plaintiff...
Section 14-606 - Complaint -- Contents - A complaint under this subtitle shall be verified and shall...
Section 14-607 - Answer - (a) An answer to a complaint under this subtitle shall...
Section 14-608 - Defendants; Admissions - (a) The plaintiff shall name as defendants in an action...
Section 14-609 - Unknown Defendants or Claims - (a) If the name of a person required to be...
Section 14-610 - Effect of Death of Defendant - (a) If a person required to be named as a...
Section 14-611 - Court Order for Joinder of Parties or Title Report - The court on its own motion or on motion of...
Section 14-612 - Any Claimant May Appear - Any person who has a claim to the property described...
Section 14-613 - Naming of Additional Defendants - In addition to the persons required to be named as...
Section 14-614 - Court Order for Appointment of Attorney to Protect Interests of Individuals Not in Being - The court on its own motion or on motion of...
Section 14-615 - Service by Publication - (a) (1) If, on affidavit of the plaintiff, it appears...
Section 14-616 - Procedure for Service by Publication - (a) If the court orders service by publication, the plaintiff...
Section 14-617 - Evidence; Recordation of Judgment - (a) In all cases the plaintiff shall submit evidence at...
Section 14-618 - Judgment Is Binding and Conclusive - A judgment in an action under this subtitle is binding...
Section 14-619 - When Judgment Ineffective - (a) A judgment in an action under this subtitle does...
Section 14-620 - Rights of Purchaser or Encumbrancer Without Knowledge of Defects or Irregularities in Judgment - Any relief granted in an action or proceeding directly or...
Section 14-621 - When Judgment Not Binding - Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, a judgment in...