(a) (1) Except for property that has been transferred by a municipality or county to a land bank authority established under § 1–1403 of the Local Government Article, and except as provided under § 14–811 of this subtitle, the collector shall proceed to sell and shall sell under this subtitle, at the time required by local law but in no case, except in Baltimore City, later than 2 years from the date the tax is in arrears, all property in the county in which the collector is elected or appointed on which the tax is in arrears.
(2) The collector is required to sell, but failure of the collector to sell within the 2–year period does not affect the validity or collectability of any tax, or the validity of any sale thereafter made.
(b) In Calvert County the collector shall proceed to advertise and sell any real property immediately after the tax is delinquent for a period of 1 year.
(c) In St. Mary’s County, the Board of County Commissioners shall set by resolution the date and time of a tax sale.
(d) In Garrett County, the Board of County Commissioners shall set by resolution the date and time of a tax sale.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Section 14-808 - Sale by Collector; Exceptions
Section 14-811 - Properties Which May Be Withheld From Sale
Section 14-812 - Notice of Sale
Section 14-813 - Notice by Advertising; Expense a Lien on Property
Section 14-814 - Property to Be Sold as Entirety
Section 14-815 - Not Necessary to Sell Personal Property of Owner
Section 14-816 - Sale of Property Subject to a Ground Rent
Section 14-817 - Sale at Public Auction
Section 14-817.1 - Sale at Public Auction -- Notice to Owner After Sale
Section 14-818 - Payment of Purchase Price
Section 14-819 - Owner Unlocated
Section 14-820 - Certificate of Sale -- in General
Section 14-821 - Certificate of Sale -- Assignment
Section 14-822 - Certificate of Sale -- Recording
Section 14-823 - Certificate of Sale -- as Evidence
Section 14-824 - Purchase by County Commissioners or Other Taxing Agencies -- in General
Section 14-825 - Purchase by County Commissioners or Other Taxing Agencies -- Right to Sell Property
Section 14-827 - Right of Redemption
Section 14-829 - Fixing Amount Necessary for Redemption After Action to Foreclose Instituted
Section 14-832 - Construction of Sections
Section 14-832.1 - Foreclosure of Rights of Redemption by Tax Sale Purchasers in Queen Anne's County
Section 14-834 - Jurisdiction of Court
Section 14-835 - Form of Complaint
Section 14-837 - How Unknown Owner Made Party
Section 14-838 - Affidavit of Search
Section 14-839 - Issuance of Process
Section 14-840 - Notice by Publication
Section 14-842 - Validity of Taxes and Sale Presumed Unless Attacked in Answer
Section 14-843 - Plaintiff or Holder of Certificate of Sale Reimbursed for Expenses Incurred
Section 14-845 - Reopening Judgments; Judgment Conclusive
Section 14-846 - Judgment Bars Redemption Only in Property Described Therein
Section 14-847 - Purchaser's Deed; Failure to Comply With Terms of Judgment as to Payments
Section 14-848 - Judgment Declaring Sale Void
Section 14-849 - Sale of Property for Failure to Pay Alley Assessment Charge in Baltimore City
Section 14-849.1 - Sale of Property to Enforce Lien for Water and Sewer Service
Section 14-850 - Obtaining Possession
Section 14-851 - Repeal of Inconsistent Acts; Allegany County Exempt
Section 14-853 - Purchase by the State of Property Taken in Execution of State Suit to Recover Taxes
Section 14-854 - Special Provision for Less Than Full Year Property