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MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  14-310 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules|Subtitle 3 - Commercial Real Estate Broker's Lien|Section 14-310 - Construction of Subtitle; Amendments to Proceedings

    (a)    This law is remedial and shall be so construed to give effect to its purpose.    (b)    (1)    Any amendment shall be made in the proceedings, commencing with the claim or broker’s lien to be filed and extending to all subsequent proceedings, as may be necessary or proper.        (2)    The amount of the claim or broker’s lien filed may not be enlarged by amendment.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  14-311 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules|Subtitle 3 - Commercial Real Estate Broker's Lien|Section 14-311 - Waivers

    (a)    A commercial leasing brokerage agreement between a broker and an owner may not waive or require the broker to waive the right to claim or establish a broker’s lien.    (b)    Any waiver provision made in a commercial leasing brokerage agreement or any other contract, express or implied, between a broker and an owner made in violation of this section is void as a matter of public policy.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  14-312 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules|Subtitle 3 - Commercial Real Estate Broker's Lien|Section 14-312 - Releases

    (a)    At the time of any settlement or payment in full between a broker and an owner, the broker shall give to the owner a signed release of the broker’s lien established under this subtitle.    (b)    An owner is not subject to a lien and is not otherwise liable for any commission included in the release under subsection (a) of this section.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  14-313 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules|Subtitle 3 - Commercial Real Estate Broker's Lien|Section 14-313 - Applicability of Maryland Rules Provisions

    Subject to the provisions of this subtitle, an action to establish and enforce a broker’s lien under this subtitle, and all proceedings held under this subtitle, shall be in accordance with the Maryland Rules applicable to the establishment and enforcement of a mechanics’ lien under Title 9 of this article.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  14-401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules|Subtitle 4 - Maryland Coordinate System|Section 14-401 - "Maryland Coordinate System" Defined

    In this subtitle, “Maryland Coordinate System” means the system of plane rectangular coordinates that has been established and adopted by the National Geodetic Survey for defining and stating the positions or locations of points on the surface of the earth within the State.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  14-402 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules|Subtitle 4 - Maryland Coordinate System|Section 14-402 - Scope of Subtitle

    This subtitle:         (1)    Does not apply to Baltimore City; and        (2)    Does not refer to and is not connected with the coordinate system used by the Bureau of Plans and Surveys of Baltimore City.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  14-403 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules|Subtitle 4 - Maryland Coordinate System|Section 14-403 - Designation That Survey Based on Maryland Coordinate System

    (a)    If a land description uses the Maryland Coordinate System, it shall be designated on the land description.    (b)    A survey of lands may not have endorsed on the survey any legend or other statement indicating that the survey is based on the Maryland Coordinate System unless the survey actually is based on the Maryland Coordinate System.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  14-404 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules|Subtitle 4 - Maryland Coordinate System|Section 14-404 - Plane Rectangular Coordinates

    (a)    The plane rectangular coordinates of a point on the earth’s surface, to be used in expressing the position or location of the point on the Maryland Coordinate System, consist of two distances, expressed in meters and decimals of meters.    (b)    (1)    One of the distances, known as the “eastings”, shall give the position in an east-west direction.        (2)    The other distance, known as the “northings”, shall give the position in a north-south direction.    (c)    The plane rectangular coordinates under this section shall be made to depend on and conform to the plane rectangular coordinates of the triangulation and traverse stations of the National Geodetic Survey within the State, as those coordinates have been determined by the National Geodetic Survey.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  14-405 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules|Subtitle 4 - Maryland Coordinate System|Section 14-405 - Standards of Maryland Coordinate System

    (a)    For the purpose of more precisely defining the Maryland Coordinate System, the standards of the National Geodetic Survey set out in this section are adopted.    (b)    (1)    The Maryland Coordinate System is a Lambert conic conformal projection of the Geodetic Reference System of 1980, having standard parallels at north latitudes 38 degrees 18’ and 39 degrees 27’, along which parallels the scale shall be exact.        (2)    The origin of coordinates is at the intersection of the meridian 77 degrees 00’ west longitude and the parallel 37 degrees 40’ north latitude.        (3)    This origin is given the coordinates: Easting=400,000 meters and northing=0 meters.    (c)    For the Maryland Coordinate System, the unit used to convert feet to meters is the United States survey foot, which is 39.37/12 feet for each meter.    (d)    The position of the Maryland Coordinate System shall be as marked on the ground by triangulation or traverse stations established in conformity with the standards adopted by the National Geodetic Survey for first-order and second-order work, whose:        (1)    Geodetic positions have been rigidly adjusted on the North American Datum of 1983; and        (2)    Plane coordinates have been computed in accordance with this section.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  14-406 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules|Subtitle 4 - Maryland Coordinate System|Section 14-406 - Triangulation Stations

    A triangulation or traverse station may be used in establishing a survey connection with the Maryland Coordinate System if:         (1)    The triangulation or traverse station is established:            (i)    In accordance with § 14-405 of this subtitle; or            (ii)    By or in accordance with the requirements of the State department authorized to administer this subtitle; and        (2)    The connection is made in accordance with the regulations adopted by the State department authorized to administer this subtitle.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  14-407 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules|Subtitle 4 - Maryland Coordinate System|Section 14-407 - Maryland Coordinate System Not Exclusive

    This subtitle does not require any purchaser or mortgagee to rely wholly on a description based on the Maryland Coordinate System.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  14-501 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules|Subtitle 5 - Affordable Housing Land Trusts|Section 14-501 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Affordable housing land trust” means an entity that:        (1)    Provides affordable housing to low–income families and moderate–income families through an affordable housing land trust agreement; and        (2)    Is organized or managed by:            (i)    A nonprofit organization exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(2), (3), or (4) of the United States Internal Revenue Code; or            (ii)    A unit or instrumentality of the State or a political subdivision of the State.    (c)    “Affordable housing land trust agreement” means an agreement between an affordable housing land trust and a purchaser of real property owned by the affordable housing land trust, or for which the affordable housing land trust has a proprietary or reversionary interest, that:        (1)    Grants the affordable housing land trust a preemptive right to purchase or repurchase the property, including any improvements on the property;        (2)    Contains language restricting the transfer, lease, sublease, assignment, or occupancy of the property with regard to:            (i)    Potential transferees, sublessees, assignees, or occupants; and            (ii)    The price at which the property may be transferred; or        (3)    Imposes other conditions on the use or transfer of the property that would trigger a reversionary interest and that are designed to ensure that the property remains available and affordable to low–income families and moderate–income families.    (d)    “Family” means a household consisting of one or more individuals.    (e)    “Low–income family” means a household with an income that does not exceed 80% of the area median income for a household of the same size.    (f)    “Moderate–income family” means a household with an income that does not exceed 140% of the area median income for a household of the same size.    (g)    “Nonprofit status” means the recognition by the Internal Revenue Service that an affordable housing land trust is exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(2), (3), or (4) of the Internal Revenue Code.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  14-502 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules|Subtitle 5 - Affordable Housing Land Trusts|Section 14-502 - Affordable Housing Land Trust Agreement -- Nature; Construction

    (a)    An affordable housing land trust agreement created under this subtitle:        (1)    Is not a ground lease; and        (2)    Is not subject to any provision concerning ground leases under Title 8 of this article or Subtitle 1 of this title or under any other provision of the Code.    (b)    This subtitle does not apply to any ground lease that is subject to Title 8 of this article or Subtitle 1 of this title.    (c)    This subtitle may not be construed to exempt any affordable housing land trust or any affordable housing land trust agreement from any provision of law mandating equal treatment or prohibiting discrimination.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  14-503 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules|Subtitle 5 - Affordable Housing Land Trusts|Section 14-503 - Affordable Housing Land Trust

    (a)    In this section, “Department” means the State Department of Assessments and Taxation.    (b)    Each affordable housing land trust shall register its creation with the Department on a form prescribed by the Department.    (c)    An affordable housing land trust shall submit updates relating to its organization, tax status, address, officers, and any other information as required by the Department.    (d)    (1)    The Department shall maintain an online list of registered affordable housing land trusts in the State.        (2)    The Department is not responsible for the completeness or accuracy of the contents of the online list or the accuracy of any registration.    (e)    The Department shall adopt regulations to carry out and enforce the provisions of this section.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  14-504 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules|Subtitle 5 - Affordable Housing Land Trusts|Section 14-504 - Affordable Housing Land Trust -- Activities

    In accordance with this subtitle, an affordable housing land trust may:         (1)    Acquire residential real property;        (2)    Acquire an interest in property for the construction of residential real property;        (3)    Make improvements on residential real property;        (4)    Enter into affordable housing land trust agreements with persons who meet the criteria set out in this subtitle and any other criteria as established in the affordable housing land trust agreement for the transfer of an interest in residential real property; and        (5)    Engage in other activities related to the sale, leasing, management, maintenance, and preservation of properties under the control of the affordable housing land trust.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  14-506 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules|Subtitle 5 - Affordable Housing Land Trusts|Section 14-506 - Right to Repurchase

    (a)    (1)    Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, an affordable housing land trust agreement may authorize the affordable housing land trust to repurchase any interest in the property covered and any improvements on it under conditions set forth in the agreement.        (2)    The time period during which the affordable housing land trust may exercise the right to repurchase shall be set forth in the affordable housing land trust agreement and may not exceed 120 days from the date that the affordable housing land trust receives notice of an event that would give the affordable housing land trust the right to exercise the right to repurchase.        (3)    The failure of an affordable housing land trust to exercise the right to repurchase does not prohibit the affordable housing land trust from exercising any other right established in the agreement, including the right to share in the proceeds of the first sale to a purchaser following the failure of the land trust to exercise its right to repurchase.    (b)    (1)    Except as provided in subsection (a)(3) of this section or in the affordable housing land trust agreement, the failure to exercise a right to repurchase extinguishes the right of the affordable housing land trust to exercise any reversionary interest in the future.        (2)    A subsequent purchaser who acquires the specified interest in the property in an arms–length, third–party transaction for a fair market price after the affordable housing land trust has not exercised its right to repurchase receives title, free of any rights established in the affordable housing land trust agreement that would otherwise have been enforceable by the affordable housing land trust.        (3)    (i)    A seller who sells the specified interest in the property to a purchaser in an arms–length, third–party transaction for a fair market price after the affordable housing land trust has failed to exercise its right to repurchase shall execute a signed, notarized affidavit attesting to the fact of the seller’s notification to the affordable housing land trust and the affordable housing land trust’s failure to exercise its right to repurchase.            (ii)    The affidavit shall be recorded with the deed transferring the specified interest in the property to the purchaser in accordance with § 14–505(f) of this subtitle.            (iii)    Recordation of the affidavit under this paragraph provides a conclusive presumption of the fact that the affordable housing land trust failed to exercise its right to repurchase.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  14-507 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules|Subtitle 5 - Affordable Housing Land Trusts|Section 14-507 - Possession, Sale, and Transfer of Property

    An affordable housing land trust agreement may authorize the affordable housing land trust to take possession of the property and any improvements and sell or transfer the specified interest in the property if:         (1)    A condition defined in the affordable housing land trust agreement authorizing the action is met;        (2)    The sale is made under Title 14, Chapter 300 of the Maryland Rules;        (3)    The owner of the interest in the property retains the right to any proceeds of a sale as set forth in the affordable housing land trust agreement; and        (4)    The right of the owner to the proceeds has precedence over any claim by the affordable housing land trust to the proceeds of the sale.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  14-508 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules|Subtitle 5 - Affordable Housing Land Trusts|Section 14-508 - Reversionary Rights

    The reversionary rights of an affordable housing land trust as set forth in the affordable housing land trust agreement are limited to provisions that relate to:         (1)    The transfer of the property to a person who is not a party to the agreement or a person who does not meet the conditions set forth in the affordable housing land trust agreement;        (2)    The possession of the property by a person who does not meet the conditions set forth in the affordable housing land trust agreement;        (3)    The transfer of an interest in the property to a person who does not meet the conditions set forth in the affordable housing land trust agreement;        (4)    The waste, destruction, or abandonment of the property; or        (5)    The failure to comply with any financial provision in the affordable housing land trust agreement.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  14-509 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules|Subtitle 5 - Affordable Housing Land Trusts|Section 14-509 - Tax Assessment

    (a)    In any assessment for tax purposes of property subject to an affordable housing land trust agreement, the property shall be assessed based on its market value subject to any restrictions in the affordable housing land trust agreement.    (b)    The assessment shall note that the sale was not an arms–length transfer on the property tax record.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  14-510 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules|Subtitle 5 - Affordable Housing Land Trusts|Section 14-510 - Nonprofit Organization Operating Trust

    (a)    A nonprofit organization operating an affordable housing land trust that gives up or loses its nonprofit status may no longer operate an affordable housing land trust under the terms of this subtitle.    (b)    A nonprofit organization operating an affordable housing land trust may transfer its interest in any affordable housing land trust agreement to another affordable housing land trust, provided that the nonprofit organization does not receive any financial or other valuable compensation for the transfer other than compensation for incidental costs associated with the transfer.    (c)    If a nonprofit organization operating an affordable housing land trust gives up or loses its nonprofit status and does not transfer its interest in an affordable housing land trust agreement as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the affordable housing land trust agreement is abrogated and any reversionary interest contained in the agreement or any provision for the sharing of proceeds becomes unenforceable.    (d)    If an affordable housing land trust agreement becomes unenforceable, the title holder to the property obtains fee simple title to the property without restriction.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  14-511 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules|Subtitle 5 - Affordable Housing Land Trusts|Section 14-511 - Short Title

    This subtitle may be cited as the Affordable Housing Land Trust Act.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  14-601 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules|Subtitle 6 - Actions to Quiet Title|Section 14-601 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Claim” includes a legal or equitable right, title, estate, lien, or interest in property or a cloud on the title to property.    (c)    “Holder” means the mortgagee, trustee, beneficiary, nominee, or assignee of record, if any, of a security instrument.    (d)    “Property” means real property or any interest in or appurtenant to real property, including fixtures.    (e)    “Security instrument” means a recorded mortgage or deed of trust or an assignment of a recorded mortgage or deed of trust.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  14-602 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules|Subtitle 6 - Actions to Quiet Title|Section 14-602 - Action Established

    An action may be brought under this subtitle to establish title against adverse claims to property, including adverse claims described in § 14–108 of this title.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  14-603 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules|Subtitle 6 - Actions to Quiet Title|Section 14-603 - Possession and Control of Property; Equitable Relief

    (a)    In an action under this subtitle, the court is deemed to have obtained possession and control of the property for the purposes of the action.    (b)    This subtitle does not limit any authority the court may have to grant any equitable relief that may be proper under the circumstances of the case.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  14-604 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules|Subtitle 6 - Actions to Quiet Title|Section 14-604 - Applicability of Maryland Rules

    The Maryland Rules apply to actions under this subtitle, except to the extent they are inconsistent with the provisions of this subtitle.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  14-605 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules|Subtitle 6 - Actions to Quiet Title|Section 14-605 - Notification of Holders Not Named as Parties

    (a)    At the time a complaint is filed, the plaintiff shall send each holder that is not named as a party in the action a copy of the complaint with exhibits and a statement that:        (1)    The holder is not a party in the proceeding and any judgment in the proceeding will not affect any claim of the holder; and        (2)    If the holder elects to appear in the proceeding, the holder will appear as a defendant and be bound by any judgment entered in the proceeding.    (b)    The complaint and statement shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, and by first–class mail to the holder:        (1)    At the address set forth in the security instrument for the holder’s receipt of notices; or        (2)    If no address for the holder’s receipt of notices is set forth in the security instrument, at the last known address of the holder.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  14-606 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules|Subtitle 6 - Actions to Quiet Title|Section 14-606 - Complaint -- Contents

    A complaint under this subtitle shall be verified and shall include:        (1)    A description of the property that is the subject of the action, including both its legal description and its street address or common designation, if any;        (2)    (i)    The title of the plaintiff as to which a determination is sought and the basis of the title; and            (ii)    If the title is based on adverse possession, the specific facts constituting the adverse possession;        (3)    The adverse claims to the title of the plaintiff against which a determination is sought; and        (4)    A prayer for a determination of the title of the plaintiff against the adverse claims.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  14-607 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules|Subtitle 6 - Actions to Quiet Title|Section 14-607 - Answer

    (a)    An answer to a complaint under this subtitle shall be verified and shall set forth:        (1)    Any claim the defendant has to the property that is the subject of the action;        (2)    Any facts tending to controvert any material allegations of the complaint that the defendant does not wish to be taken as true; and        (3)    A statement of any new matter constituting a defense.    (b)    If the defendant disclaims any interest in the title of the property in the answer or allows judgment to be taken without answer, the plaintiff may not recover costs.