Section 14-890 – Foreclosure and Sale of Dwelling of Formerly Enrolled Homeowner — Restrictions — Initiation of in Rem Foreclosure — Items Included in Complaint — Amended Complaint — Cure of Delinquent Taxes — Court Hearing — Entry of Judgment — Sale of Dwelling — Sale Final and Binding — Limitations on Actions by Homeowner or Interested Party
** TAKES EFFECT JULY 1, 2022 PER CHAPTER 382 OF 2021 ** (a) In this section, “interested party” means: (1) the person who last appears as owner of the dwelling on the collector’s tax roll; (2) a mortgagee of the dwelling or assignee of a mortgage of record; (3) a holder of a beneficial interest in a deed of […]
Section 14-891 – Homeowner Protection Fund — Purpose — Fund Sources — Budget Appropriation — Use of Fund — Investments and Expenditures — Exclusive Source
** TAKES EFFECT JULY 1, 2022 PER CHAPTER 382 OF 2021 ** (a) In this section, “Fund” means the Homeowner Protection Fund. (b) There is a Homeowner Protection Fund. (c) The purpose of the Fund is to finance the Program. (d) The Department shall administer the Fund. (e) (1) The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to […]
Section 14-879 – Tax Sale Reports
(a) (1) The Department shall conduct an annual survey of each county that conducts a tax sale under Part III of this subtitle to obtain the information specified in this section. (2) Each county shall provide the Department all the information specified in this section on the form that the Department provides. (b) (1) The Department shall obtain the data […]
Section 14-880 – Annual Report — Data Collected — Publication and Submission of Report
(a) Each year, the Department shall issue a report that includes: (1) an analysis and summary of the information collected through the survey under § 14–879 of this part; and (2) the following information concerning the activities of the State Tax Sale Ombudsman established under § 2–112 of this article in the preceding taxable year: (i) the number of […]
Section 14-883 – Definitions
** TAKES EFFECT JULY 1, 2022 PER CHAPTER 382 OF 2021 ** (a) In this part the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Combined income” means the combined Maryland adjusted gross income of all individuals who actually reside in a dwelling except an individual who: (1) is a dependent of the homeowner under § 152 of the […]
Section 14-884 – Homeowner Protection Program — Purpose of Program
** TAKES EFFECT JULY 1, 2022 PER CHAPTER 382 OF 2021 ** (a) There is a Homeowner Protection Program administered by the Ombudsman in the Department. (b) The purpose of the Program is to divert vulnerable homeowners from the private tax lien sale process under Part III of this subtitle into an alternative program with the primary […]
Section 14-885 – Eligible Homeowners — Process Established — Annual Determination of Number of Enrollees — No Local Costs Contributions Required
** TAKES EFFECT JULY 1, 2022 PER CHAPTER 382 OF 2021 ** (a) (1) To be eligible for the Program a homeowner shall: (i) reside in a dwelling that has an assessed value of $300,000 or less; and (ii) have a combined income of $60,000 or less. (2) The Department may establish, by regulation, additional eligibility criteria for enrollment in […]
Section 14-864 – Action to Collect Tax — in General
On or before 7 years from the date the tax is due, the State, a county, or a municipal corporation may initiate an action in a court of appropriate jurisdiction to collect any tax imposed under this article and within the time provided by law. If a person owes State and county or municipal corporation […]
Section 14-886 – Application by Homeowner — Online or by Mail — Ombudsman — Enrollment Canceled — Notice of Cancellation — Reasons and Timing of Cancellation
** TAKES EFFECT JULY 1, 2022 PER CHAPTER 382 OF 2021 ** (a) A homeowner shall submit an application to the Department to be enrolled in the Program. (b) A homeowner may submit an application for the Program online or by mail. (c) The Ombudsman shall: (1) prominently advertise the Program and make applications available on the Ombudsman’s website; […]
Section 14-865 – Duty to Request Action
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section: (1) if a tax under this article is not paid when due to the State, the Governor, the Comptroller, or the Treasurer shall request the Attorney General to institute an action against the person responsible for the tax; and (2) if a tax under this article is […]