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Section 14-837 – How Unknown Owner Made Party

    When an owner cannot be ascertained as provided in § 14-836 of this subtitle, the unknown owner of the property may be included as a defendant by the following designation: “Unknown owner of property ….. (giving a description of the property in substantially the same form as the description that appears on the Collector’s certificate […]

Section 14-838 – Affidavit of Search

    Every complaint to foreclose the right of redemption filed against an unknown owner as described in § 14-837 of this subtitle shall have attached to it an affidavit by the person making the search that the owner of the property or a part of the property is unknown, although a complete search of the records […]

Section 14-854 – Special Provision for Less Than Full Year Property

    Property on which property tax is computed under §§ 10-103, 10-104, 10-105, 10-304, and 10-305 of this article may be sold for taxes only:         (1)    during a succeeding year; and         (2)    in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction where the property is located.

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 […]