Section 14-101 – Aliens

    Any alien who is not an enemy, may own, sell, devise, dispose of, or otherwise deal with property in the same manner as if he had been a citizen of the State by birth.

Section 14-102 – Waste

    (a)    Any mortgagor, including a grantor under a deed of trust given as security for the payment of a debt or the performance of an obligation, any other person in possession of land, any life tenant, tenant for years, tenant at will, periodic tenant, tenant in common or joint tenant, who, without express or implied authorization, […]

Section 14-103 – Court-Ordered Sales

    (a)    If a legal or equitable interest in land is sold under an execution sale, judicial sale, or foreclosure sale except a sale under Title 14, Chapter 200 of the Maryland Rules, and a deed is executed and delivered to the purchaser by the sheriff, trustee, agent, or other officer making the sale, the grantee in […]

Section 14-104 – Division of Cost of Recordation Tax; Exceptions

    (a)    In this section, “first-time Maryland home buyer” means an individual who has never owned in the State residential real property that has been the individual’s principal residence.     (b)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, in every written or oral agreement for the sale or other disposition of property, it is presumed in the […]

Section 14-104.1 – Borrower’s Right to Copy of Appraisal Made for Lender

    If a bank, mortgage banker, savings and loan association, or any other lender has an appraisal made on residential real property to establish a market value for lending purposes, the lender shall give a copy of any written appraisal to the borrower on his request if the borrower pays the cost of the appraisal. The […]

Section 14-105 – When Real Estate Broker Entitled to Commission

    In the absence of special agreement to the contrary, if a real estate broker employed to sell, buy, lease, or otherwise negotiate an estate, or a mortgage or loan secured by the property, procures in good faith a purchaser, vendor, lessor, lessee, mortgagor, mortgagee, borrower, or lender, as the case may be, and the person […]

Section 14-106 – Accountability to Cotenant for Rent Received From Third Party

    A tenant in common or a joint tenant who receives rent from a third party for the use and enjoyment of the property is accountable to any cotenant for that portion of the rent over and above his proportionate share.

Section 14-107 – Partition

    (a)    A circuit court may decree a partition of any property, either legal or equitable, on the bill or petition of any joint tenant, tenant in common, parcener, or concurrent owner, whether claiming by descent or purchase. If it appears that the property cannot be divided without loss or injury to the parties interested, the court […]

Section 14-108 – Quieting Title

    (a)    Any person in actual peaceable possession of property, or, if the property is vacant and unoccupied, in constructive and peaceable possession of it, either under color of title or claim of right by reason of the person or the person’s predecessor’s adverse possession for the statutory period, when the person’s title to the property is […]

Section 14-108.1 – Action for Possession

    (a)    This section does not apply to:         (1)    A grantee action under § 14–109 of this subtitle;         (2)    A landlord–tenant action that is within the exclusive original jurisdiction of the District Court;         (3)    An action for nonpayment of ground rent under a ground lease on residential property that is or was used, intended to be used, or authorized to […]

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 which it appears that the grantor has remained in possession of the property, in violation of a written agreement to deliver possession at a time stated in the agreement, after delivery of a deed for the property. If the grantor fails or refuses to surrender the […]

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 life or years or to an estate tail, fee simple, conditional, base or qualified fee, or any other particular, limited, or conditional estate in property, and any other person is entitled to a vested or contingent remainder, executory devise, or any other vested or contingent interest […]

Section 14-111 – Survey Markers

    (a)    Each individual licensed to practice land surveying or property line surveying under the Maryland Professional Land Surveyors Act shall use the type of stake, marker, monument, or other landmark designated by the State Board for Professional Land Surveyors.     (b)    Any person who willfully obliterates, damages, or removes any stake, marker, monument, or other landmark set in […]

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, representative, or fiduciary.     (b)    If any person holds or takes title to property in the capacity of trustee and the beneficiary is not designated in the instrument by which the trustee takes title or in another instrument signed by the grantor and previously recorded, then the trustee […]

Section 14-113 – Validity of Certain Deeds of Maryland Corporations

    (a)    Any deed by a Maryland corporation, having an effective date before October 1, 2018, containing a certification by the person executing the deed on behalf of the corporation to the effect that the grant is not part of a transaction in which there is a sale, lease, exchange, or other transfer of all or substantially […]

Section 14-114 – Penalty for Reentry After Eviction by Writ of Possession

    If a party evicted by a writ of possession reenters on the property without the consent of the purchaser, he is guilty of a misdemeanor. On conviction, he is subject to a fine not exceeding $100, or imprisonment not exceeding 60 days, or both.

Section 14-115 – British Statutes

    Except to the extent that any of the British statutes in force in the State on July 4, 1776 which have been enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland are contained elsewhere in the Code, the following British statutes are no longer in force in the State:     9 Henry III, Ch. 7     9 Henry III, […]

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 means by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore that is subject to a ground rent, any bill, notice, or other document for legal or other action shall be sent to the Director, Baltimore City Department of Finance.

Section 14-117 – Contracts for Sale of Property

    (a)    (1)    In this subsection, “water and sewer authority” includes a person to which the duties and responsibilities of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission have been delegated by a written agreement or in accordance with a local ordinance.         (2)    A contract for the initial sale of improved, residential real property to a member of the public who intends […]

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 property in Prince George’s County.     (b)    A person or entity that imposes a deferred water and sewer charge shall include with each bill a statement that includes:         (1)    The amount of the annual assessment;         (2)    The approximate number of payments remaining on the assessment;         (3)    The amount remaining on the […]