Section 14-207 – Periods of Limitations
(a) (1) The period during which a person is a person in emergency management service or person suffering injury or damage is not included in computing any period of limitations applicable to bringing an action by or against: (i) the person in emergency management service; (ii) the person suffering injury or damage; or (iii) an heir, executor, administrator, or assign […]
Section 14-208 – Failure of Person in Emergency Management Service or Person Suffering Injury or Damage to Appear
(a) (1) Before a court enters judgment in a proceeding in any court in which the defendant fails to appear: (i) the plaintiff shall file in the court an affidavit that sets forth facts that show that the defendant is not a person in emergency management service or person suffering injury or damage; or (ii) if the plaintiff is […]
Section 14-209 – Fines or Penalties for Nonperformance of Contracts
(a) If an action for compliance with the terms of a contract is stayed under this subtitle, a fine or penalty does not accrue because of failure to comply with the terms of the contract during the period of the stay. (b) A court may provide relief against the enforcement of a fine or penalty for nonperformance […]
Section 14-210 – Stay of Execution of Judgment or Order; Vacation or Stay of Attachment or Garnishment
(a) In a proceeding in a court against a person in emergency management service or person suffering injury or damage: (1) on its own initiative the court may: (i) stay the execution of a judgment or order entered against the person in emergency management service or person suffering injury or damage; and (ii) vacate or stay an attachment or […]
Section 14-211 – Period and Terms of Stay of Action, Proceeding, Attachment, or Execution
(a) Except as otherwise provided, a court under this subtitle may stay an action, proceeding, attachment, or execution: (1) for all or part of the period during which a person is, and for 3 months after the person ceased to be, a person in emergency management service or person suffering injury or damage; and (2) subject to the […]
Section 14-212 – Eviction or Distress
(a) Except by order of court in a proceeding affecting the right of possession, an action for eviction or distress may not be brought against a person in emergency management service or person suffering injury or damage if: (1) the rent for the premises does not exceed $150 per month; and (2) the premises are occupied for dwelling […]
Section 14-213 – Installment Contracts for Purchase of Property or of Lease or Bailment
(a) (1) For nonpayment of an installment due under a contract for the purchase of real or personal property or a contract of lease or bailment with the option to purchase the property, a person or the person’s assignee may not exercise a right or option under the contract to rescind or terminate the contract or resume […]
Section 14-214 – Mortgages
(a) This section applies only to an obligation that: (1) is on real or personal property that is owned by a person when the person becomes a person in emergency management service or person suffering injury or damage; (2) originates before the person became a person in emergency management service or person suffering injury or damage; and (3) is […]
Section 14-215 – Stay of Proceedings for Repossession or Sale of Motor Vehicle or Tractor
(a) Except if a court finds that 50% or more of the purchase price of a motor vehicle, tractor, or the accessories of a motor vehicle or tractor has been paid, a court may not stay a proceeding to resume possession of or to order the sale of a motor vehicle, tractor, or the accessories of […]
Section 14-216 – Real Property Taxes
(a) This section applies to real property: (1) on which general or special taxes or assessments fall due but are not paid during the period a person is a person in emergency management service or person suffering injury or damage; and (2) that: (i) is owned and occupied as a dwelling or for agricultural or business purposes by the […]