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MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  13-408 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 13 - Land Patents|Subtitle 4 - Objections, Hearings, and Determination|Section 13-408 - Determination on Application and Objections

    (a)    (1)    If the Commissioner or the circuit court, as the case may be, determines that the applicant has failed to comply with the requirements of this title, the final judgment of the Commissioner or the court shall dismiss the application and terminate the proceedings on it.        (2)    If an objection is filed under this subtitle and the Commissioner or the circuit court, as the case may be, determines that the objector meets the applicable requirements of § 13-401 of this subtitle, the final judgment of the Commissioner or the court shall:            (i)    Sustain the objection; and            (ii)    As to that portion of the land to which the objection applies, dismiss the application and terminate the proceedings on it.        (3)    If the Commissioner or the circuit court, as the case may be, determines that an applicant has complied with the requirements of this title, then, as to any land for which an objection is not filed under this subtitle or, if filed, not sustained under paragraph (2) of this subsection, the final judgment of the Commissioner or the court shall:            (i)    In accordance with § 13-313(c) of this title, set the purchase price for any of the land that is vacant land; and            (ii)    Order a patent to be issued to the applicant for the land, on payment of the purchase price and any expenses owed.    (b)    If the final judgment of the Commissioner or the circuit court establishes that a patent should be issued for less than all of the land embraced within the certificate of survey, the Commissioner shall issue an amended warrant to the surveyor, directing him to amend the certificate of survey in accordance with the judgment within 90 days.    (c)    If the final judgment of the Commissioner or the circuit court includes any land not embraced within the certificate of survey, the applicant shall initiate new proceedings for the entire tract.    (d)    If an objection by the State or one of its agencies claiming public use under § 13-401(3) of this subtitle is sustained, the final judgment of the Commissioner or the circuit court shall direct the objector to reimburse the applicant for all reasonable expenses and reasonable attorney’s and surveyor’s fees incurred by the applicant in the proceeding in connection with that portion of the land to which the objection is sustained. If there is a dispute as to the amount, the applicant may recover in a court of law all further expenses incurred by the applicant in connection with the dispute.    (e)    The opinion of the Commissioner in a land patent case or a proceeding to reserve land by a governmental body shall be published in the Maryland Register.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  13-409 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 13 - Land Patents|Subtitle 4 - Objections, Hearings, and Determination|Section 13-409 - Notice of Determination to Issue Patent and Amounts Owed

    (a)    If the Commissioner determines that a patent should be issued, he shall certify his final judgment to the applicant and the parties to the proceeding. In addition, if either the Commissioner or the circuit court determines that a patent should be issued, the Commissioner shall mail to the applicant a notice:        (1)    Of the purchase price for any vacant land;        (2)    Of any expenses outstanding at the time the patent is to be issued; and        (3)    That the proceeding will be abandoned if the applicant fails to pay the purchase price and all outstanding expenses:            (i)    Within 45 days of receipt of the notice; or            (ii)    If an appeal is filed under § 13-410 of this subtitle, within 45 days of the rendering on appeal of a final decision to issue a patent.    (b)    A governmental body requesting a certificate of reservation is not required to pay the purchase price of the land.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  13-410 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 13 - Land Patents|Subtitle 4 - Objections, Hearings, and Determination|Section 13-410 - Judicial Review

    (a)    (1)    If the proceeding is heard by the Commissioner under § 13-406 of this subtitle, the final judgment of the Commissioner may be appealed as provided by the Administrative Procedure Act.        (2)    If the proceeding is referred to the circuit court for declaratory relief under § 13-407 of this subtitle, the final judgment of the court may be appealed as provided in § 3-408.1 of the Courts Article.    (b)    (1)    On appeal, the purchase price for any vacant land may be contested only:            (i)    By the applicant; or            (ii)    If the Commissioner or the court, as the case may be, establishes a purchase price under § 13-313(c)(2) of this title at an amount less than that established by the assessors under § 13-313(c)(1) of this title, by the State.        (2)    If the purchase price for vacant land is contested on appeal, the court hearing the appeal may set the purchase price at any amount, not exceeding that established by the assessors under § 13-313(c)(1) of this title, that the court, based on the record before it, determines to be the proper assessed value of the land.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  13-411 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 13 - Land Patents|Subtitle 4 - Objections, Hearings, and Determination|Section 13-411 - Abandonment of Proceedings

    The Commissioner shall enter an order of abandonment if:         (1)    A bill of complaint required by § 13-407 of this subtitle is not filed in the time required by that section; or        (2)    The applicant fails to pay to the State the purchase price for any vacant land and all outstanding expenses within the time specified by the Commissioner in the notice mailed to the applicant under § 13-409 of this subtitle.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  13-413 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 13 - Land Patents|Subtitle 4 - Objections, Hearings, and Determination|Section 13-413 - Expenses Are Debt to State; Bad Faith Fees and Costs

    (a)    Any expenses owed under this title constitute a debt to the State, owed by:        (1)    The applicant for a warrant under Subtitle 3 of this title; or        (2)    If a subsequent application for a patent is filed under § 13-412 of this subtitle, the new applicant.    (b)    (1)    If a proceeding terminates other than with the issuance of a patent, the Commissioner shall file for record a certified list of any unpaid expenses in the law or equity judgment records for:            (i)    The county of this State in which is located the address of the applicant owing these expenses, as that address appears in his application; or            (ii)    If that address is not within this State, the county of this State in which is located the largest portion of the land for which the application was made.        (2)    When filed, the debt represented by the list has the force and effect of a judgment lien and may be enforced and renewed accordingly.    (c)    If the Commissioner finds that an applicant for a land patent acted in bad faith and without substantial justification, the Commissioner may require the applicant to pay the reasonable expenses of the objectors, including their attorneys’ fees and expert witness fees, and the reasonable expenses of the Commissioner, including administrative, research, and hearing expenses.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  13-501 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 13 - Land Patents|Subtitle 5 - Issuance of Patent|Section 13-501 - Preparation; Contents

    (a)    The Commissioner shall prepare a patent within 30 days after:        (1)    The Commissioner or a circuit court, as the case may be, finds that a patent should issue;        (2)    That finding has become final by:            (i)    Failure to file an appeal before expiration of the period within which an appeal may be taken; or            (ii)    The rendering on appeal of a final decision; and        (3)    The purchase price for any vacant land and all outstanding expenses are paid.    (b)    The patent shall contain:        (1)    The name of the person to whom it is issued;        (2)    The name given to the land;        (3)    The name of the original applicant;        (4)    The date of issuance of the warrant;        (5)    The name of any person substituted as applicant and the date of the substitution;        (6)    The date of filing the certificate or amended certificate of survey on which the patent is based;        (7)    A description of the land, as contained in the certificate of survey; and        (8)    The Commissioner’s certificate that the patent is proper to be issued.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  13-502 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 13 - Land Patents|Subtitle 5 - Issuance of Patent|Section 13-502 - Manner of Issuance; Rejection of Commissioner's Certificate; Inapplicability of Title 10 of State Finance and Procurement Article

    (a)    After a patent is prepared by the Commissioner, if the Commissioner’s certificate that the patent is proper to be issued is based on a final judgment for declaratory relief that was rendered in a proceeding referred to a circuit court under § 13-407 of this title or, except for an appeal that was taken under § 13-410(a)(1) of this title and in which the only contested issue was the purchase price established by the Commissioner in his final judgment, if the certificate is based on a final decision of court that was rendered in an appeal taken under § 13-410 of this title:        (1)    The Commissioner immediately shall send the patent to the Governor for his signature;        (2)    The Governor promptly shall sign the patent and cause it to be sealed with the Great Seal of the State of Maryland; and        (3)    The patent shall be recorded:            (i)    In the patent records of the Commissioner; and            (ii)    In the land records for each county in which is located any portion of the land for which the patent was issued.    (b)    (1)    After a patent is prepared by the Commissioner, if the Commissioner’s certificate is based on a final judgment that was rendered by the Commissioner in a proceeding heard by him under § 13-406 of this title, from which final judgment no appeal was taken, or if the Commissioner’s certificate is based on a final decision of court that was rendered in an appeal taken under § 13-410(a)(1) of this title and in which the only contested issue was the purchase price established by the Commissioner in his final judgment:            (i)    The Commissioner immediately shall send the patent to the Board of Public Works for its review; and            (ii)    Unless the Board of Public Works, within 45 days after its receipt of the patent, rejects for cause the Commissioner’s certificate that the patent is proper to be issued, the patent shall be signed, sealed, and recorded as provided for in subsection (a) of this section.        (2)    If the Board of Public Works rejects for cause the Commissioner’s certificate within the period specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the patent may not be issued and the applicant is entitled to reimbursement from the State of all reasonable expenses and reasonable attorney’s and surveyor’s fees incurred by the applicant in the application proceedings. The Board shall provide for payment of the reimbursement from funds available to it and make the reimbursement as soon as is practicable.    (c)    The issuance of a patent under this title is not subject to the provisions of Title 10 of the State Finance and Procurement Article governing the sale or disposition of State property.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  13-503 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 13 - Land Patents|Subtitle 5 - Issuance of Patent|Section 13-503 - Effect of Patent

    (a)    The issuance of a patent operates as a quitclaim of the interest of the State in the land.    (b)    The interest of the State does not pass and is not affected until a patent is issued.    (c)    A patent issued on a warrant to resurvey land previously patented does not affect or impair any mortgage, deed of trust, easement, right-of-way, or similar interest in the land.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  13-504 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 13 - Land Patents|Subtitle 5 - Issuance of Patent|Section 13-504 - Return of Purchase Price for Invalid Patent

    (a)    Subject to subsection (b) of this section, if, after the exhaustion of all available defenses and appeals, a court of competent jurisdiction determines that the patent is invalid as to any portion of the vacant land for which it was issued, the person to whom the patent was issued is entitled to reimbursement from the State of that portion of the entire purchase price paid that is equitably attributable to the vacant land held to have been invalidly patented, based on a pro rata apportionment of the entire purchase price or any other factor which the Board of Public Works determines to be relevant.    (b)    Any person claiming a right to reimbursement under this section shall apply to the Board of Public Works for reimbursement within six months of the final court decision on which the claim is based. The application shall set forth in detail the basis of the claim. It shall be signed and verified by the person making the claim and contain a certification that a copy of the application was mailed to the Commissioner.    (c)    If the Board of Public Works determines that the applicant is entitled to reimbursement under this section, it shall establish the amount of the reimbursement, provide for payment of the reimbursement from funds available to it, and make the reimbursement as soon as is practicable.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  14-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules|Subtitle 1 - Miscellaneous Rules|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.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  14-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules|Subtitle 1 - Miscellaneous Rules|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, commits or permits waste is liable for the actual damages suffered by the property. An action may be maintained against the person even though he later may grant or assign his interest or estate in the land.    (b)    If waste is committed after an injunction to stay waste, the court shall ascertain the damage done by the waste, by affidavit or other proof as the court determines necessary, and may fine the defendant to the extent of double the damage ascertained. If the final judgment is in favor of the injured party the court may determine the amount to be paid to him and the remainder shall be applied as a fine. The court may imprison a person who does not comply with the order to pay and may issue execution in the name of the State for its collection.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  14-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules|Subtitle 1 - Miscellaneous Rules|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 the deed, when recorded, is entitled to the same protection against the legal or equitable interests of persons not of record as is provided in this article for the benefit of grantees in deeds voluntarily executed, delivered, and recorded.    (b)    If there is a decree for the sale of any reversion in lands to which rent is incident, the court may order any rent in arrears to be sold with the estate and the purchaser may recover the rent by distress, entry, or action, as if he was owner of the estate when the rent accrued.    (c)    If a sale is made on credit, the court, on application of the mortgagee or creditor, may direct any bond taken in consequence of the sale to be assigned to the mortgagee or creditor and the assignee may sue on the bond in his own name.    (d)    The court may decree a sale of an equitable title in any case where a decree for the sale of the legal title could be passed. The purchaser of the equitable title has the same remedy for obtaining the legal title as the person whose equitable interest he purchased would have had if no sale had been made.    (e)    If property is sold pursuant to a judicial decree, all costs of the proceedings accruing up to and including the final ratification of the sale shall be paid prior to the final ratification of the first auditor’s account after the sale. The costs shall include the fees for recording all papers which are proper to be recorded by law. After payment of the costs, the clerk of the court shall record all the proper required papers.    (f)    (1)    In Baltimore City, if a foreclosure sale under a mortgage or a deed of trust of an interest in land is ratified, the person making the sale shall cause to be recorded in the land records a copy of the final order of ratification within 90 days of the date of the final order of ratification if:            (i)    The vendor and the purchaser are the same; and            (ii)    A deed is not recorded.        (2)    The copy of the final order of ratification shall include the name and address of the purchaser.        (3)    This subsection does not apply to a foreclosure that is subject to a stay issued by a court in a bankruptcy proceeding.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  14-104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules|Subtitle 1 - Miscellaneous Rules|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 absence of a contrary provision in the agreement or the law, that the parties to the agreement intended that the cost of any recordation tax or any State or local transfer tax shall be shared equally between the grantor and grantee. This section does not apply to mortgages or deeds of trust.    (c)    (1)    The entire amount of recordation tax and local transfer tax shall be paid by the seller of improved, residential real property that is sold to a first-time Maryland home buyer who will occupy the property as a principal residence, unless there is an express agreement between the parties to the agreement that the recordation tax and local transfer tax will not be paid entirely by the seller.        (2)    The entire amount of State transfer tax shall be paid by the seller of improved, residential real property that is sold to a first-time Maryland home buyer who will occupy the property as a principal residence.        (3)    This subsection does not apply to tax sales of property under Title 14, Subtitle 8 of the Tax - Property Article.        (4)    If there are two or more grantees, this subsection does not apply unless each grantee is a first-time Maryland home buyer or a co-maker or guarantor of a purchase money mortgage or purchase money deed of trust as defined in § 12-108(i) of the Tax - Property Article for the property and the co-maker or guarantor will not occupy the residence as the co-maker’s or guarantor’s principal residence.        (5)    Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection apply only if each grantee or an agent of the grantee provides a statement that is signed under oath by the grantee or agent of the grantee stating that:            (i)    1.    The grantee is a first-time Maryland home buyer as defined under subsection (a) of this section; and                2.    The residence will be occupied by the grantee as the grantee’s principal residence; or            (ii)    1.    The grantee is a co-maker or guarantor of a purchase money mortgage or purchase money deed of trust as defined in § 12-108(i) of the Tax - Property Article for the property; and                2.    The grantee will not occupy the residence as the co-maker’s or guarantor’s principal residence.        (6)    A statement under paragraph (5) of this subsection by an agent of a grantee shall state that the statement:            (i)    Is based on a diligent inquiry made by the agent with respect to the facts set forth in the statement; and            (ii)    Is true to the best of the knowledge, information, and belief of the agent.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  14-104.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules|Subtitle 1 - Miscellaneous Rules|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 appraisal may be submitted to another lender if the original lender has rejected the borrower’s loan application.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  14-105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules|Subtitle 1 - Miscellaneous Rules|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 procured is accepted by the employer and enters into a valid, binding, and enforceable written contract, in terms acceptable to the employer, of a sale, purchase, lease, mortgage, loan, or other contract, as the case may be, and the contract is accepted by the employer and signed by him, the broker is deemed to have earned the customary or agreed commission. He has earned the commission regardless of whether or not the contract entered into is performed, unless the performance of the contract is prevented, hindered, or delayed by any act of the broker.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  14-106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules|Subtitle 1 - Miscellaneous Rules|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.