Section 14-839 – Issuance of Process
(a) (1) The plaintiff shall show in the title of the complaint the last address known to the plaintiff or to the attorney filing the complaint of each defendant, as obtained from: (i) any records examined as part of the title examination; (ii) the tax rolls of the collector who made the sale, as to the property described in […]
Section 14-840 – Notice by Publication
At the same time the summons is issued as provided by § 14-839 of this subtitle, the court shall pass an order of publication directed to all defendants, naming them as provided by this subtitle. The property shall be described in the order of publication as the property is described on the collector’s certificate of […]
Section 14-842 – Validity of Taxes and Sale Presumed Unless Attacked in Answer
In any proceeding to foreclose the right of redemption, it is not necessary to plead or prove the various steps, procedure and notices for the assessment and imposition of the taxes for which the property was sold or the proceedings taken by the collector to sell the property. The validity of the procedure is conclusively […]
Section 14-843 – Plaintiff or Holder of Certificate of Sale Reimbursed for Expenses Incurred
(a) (1) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, on redemption, the plaintiff or the holder of a certificate of sale may be reimbursed for expenses incurred in any action or in preparation for any action to foreclose the right of redemption as provided in this section. (2) The plaintiff or holder of a certificate of […]
Section 14-844 – Final Order
(a) After the time limit set in the order of publication and in the summons expires, the court shall enter judgment foreclosing the right of redemption. An interlocutory order is not necessary. The judgment is final and conclusive on the defendants, their heirs, devisees, and personal representatives and they or any of their heirs, devisees, executors, […]
Section 14-845 – Reopening Judgments; Judgment Conclusive
(a) A court in the State may not reopen a judgment rendered in a tax sale foreclosure proceeding except on the ground of lack of jurisdiction or fraud in the conduct of the proceedings to foreclose; however, no reopening of any judgment on the ground of constructive fraud in the conduct of the proceedings to foreclose […]
Section 14-846 – Judgment Bars Redemption Only in Property Described Therein
When a complaint to foreclose the right of redemption, as provided in this subtitle, is filed, and the plaintiff has described or does describe the property in the complaint in a manner other than that contained in the certificate of sale, any judgment entered barring the defendant’s right to redeem bars the defendant’s interest in […]
Section 14-847 – Purchaser’s Deed; Failure to Comply With Terms of Judgment as to Payments
(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the judgment of the court shall direct the collector to execute a deed to the holder of the certificate of sale in fee simple or in leasehold, as appropriate, on payment to the collector of the balance of the purchase price, due on account of the […]
Section 14-848 – Judgment Declaring Sale Void
If the judgment of the court declares the sale void and sets it aside, the collector shall repay the holder of the certificate of sale the amount paid to the collector on account of the purchase price of the property sold, with interest at the rate provided in the certificate of tax sale, together with […]
Section 14-849 – Sale of Property for Failure to Pay Alley Assessment Charge in Baltimore City
(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, in Baltimore City, the Mayor and City Council may not sell a taxpayer’s property for failure by the taxpayer to pay an alley assessment charge. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, this section does not affect any other right or remedy of the City for the […]